The chief executive of trade body the US Cotton Council, Gary Adams, has said cotton farmers in the US face a high level of uncertainty in the face of the current trade tensions.

These come on the back of other recent challenges, including high input costs and damage in some cotton-growing states caused by Hurricane Helene in September 2024. In comments to the Wall Street Journal, Mr Adams said: “We’ve gone beyond just losing money. We have growers losing the farm.”

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