China Cotton Import

The United States will block imports of cotton it says are harvested with "slave labor" in China's Xinjiang region, authorities have announced.

The government will be forced to make large-scale cotton purchases from farmers for a second straight year, following a cut in imports by top buyer China that has depressed prices, industry officials said.

The United States will block imports of cotton it says are harvested with "slave labor" in China's Xinjiang region, authorities have announced.

The government will be forced to make large-scale cotton purchases from farmers for a second straight year, following a cut in imports by top buyer China that has depressed prices, industry officials said.