美农业部扩大棉花扶持：陆地棉参考价提至每磅0.42美元 另投2.5亿美元开发市场
美国农业部10月16日宣布「伟大美国棉花计划」（Great American Cotton Plan）的下一步措施，进一步扩大对美国棉农的支持。农业部长布鲁克·罗林斯（Brooke L. Rollins）宣布，经预算协调程序，陆地棉的参考价格从每磅0.367美元提高到0.42美元；同时投入2.5亿美元用于市场开发项目，提升美国棉花在全球市场的竞争力。
此次宣布还包括扩大出口推广、增加棉花创新研究经费，以及加强对采用气候智慧型种植方式的棉农的技术援助。罗林斯表示，美国棉农是美国纺织业的支柱，也是美国农村经济的重要组成部分，这项计划意在为棉农提供更强的安全网，并为美国棉花打开新的海外市场。
「伟大美国棉花计划」于今年早些时候启动，是农业部支持美国农业、强化农村社区整体工作的一部分。农业部称，棉花产业从农场到纺织厂支撑着全美数十万个就业岗位。
USDA Raises Upland Cotton Reference Price to $0.42 a Pound, Adds $250 Million for Market Development
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Oct. 16 the next steps of its Great American Cotton Plan to expand support for American cotton producers. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins unveiled an increase in the reference price for upland cotton from $0.367 to $0.42 per pound through reconciliation, along with a $250 million investment in market development programs to strengthen the competitiveness of American-grown cotton in global markets.
The announcement also includes expanded export promotion efforts, additional research funding for cotton innovations, and increased technical assistance for producers adopting climate-smart practices. Rollins said America's cotton farmers are the backbone of the American textile industry and a critical part of the rural economy, and that the plan ensures a stronger safety net while opening new markets abroad.
The Great American Cotton Plan was launched earlier this year as part of the USDA's broader efforts to support American agriculture and strengthen rural communities. The department said the cotton industry supports hundreds of thousands of jobs across the country, from the farm to the textile mill.
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图片来源：图：德州棉田收获场景（资料图）。图片来源：美国农业部，Wikimedia Commons，公共领域。Photo: A cotton harvest on the South Plains of Texas (file photo). Image: U.S. Department of Agriculture, via Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
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