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Cotton and Wool Outlook: December 2016 Cotton and Wool Outlook: October 2016 Cotton and Wool Outlook: September 2016 Feed Outlook: September 2016 Cotton and Wool Outlook: August 2016
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China’s Cotton Use Trimmed by Growing Efficiency and a Slowing Economy A New World for U.S. Cotton Producers Textile Trade Liberalization Brings Difficulties to Some Rural Communities The World Bids Farewell to the Multifiber Arrangement The Changing World Network of Trade in Textiles and Apparel

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