U.S. imports more textiles, less of them made of cotton
The U.S. cotton industry promotes the crop as “the fabric of our lives,” yet synthetics account for a growing share of imported textiles and apparel. Some 18.2 billion pounds of fiber products were imported during 2014, the largest total since 2010, says the USDA in its Cotton and Wool Outlook report. By comparison, exports of fiber products were 3.7… » Read More
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