섬유
Time for a New Marketing Strategy
- 출판일1999.09
- 저자
- 서지사항
- 등록일
2016.11.02
- 조회수
237
The 1999 cotton acreage may increase to approximately 600,000 acres more than 1998 levels as United States farmers switch from grain crops to cotton. Cotton price protection options are important marketing strategies for United States cotton producers. A competitiveness agreement could restore competitiveness provisions and profitability. Raw cotton imports currently maintain United States cotton competitiveness. Prices for imported cotton will determine prices for United States cotton until the depletion of import reserves. Step 2 funding could make United States cotton more competitive if funds last an entire marketing year. Market uncertainty is related to policies in the People's Republic of China. The Chinese government will reduce farmers' prices, but farmers may not significantly decrease production.