The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced $50 million to assist clothing with eligible worsted wool suits, sport coats, pants or pima cotton shirts Manufacturers, Pima Cotton Spinners, and Wool Fabric Manufacturers and Woolen Spinners.
The new Cotton and Wool Apparel (CAWA) program is an assistance program for producers during the epidemic of the United States Department of Agriculture. It is also the Department’s assistance to U.S. food, One of the key plans to get the agriculture and forestry sector back on track.
To be eligible for CAWA subsidies, the applicant’s sales in 2020 must be compared with the sales or consumption in any of the three years of 2017, 2018 or 2019 At least a 15% drop. The USDA said in a media release that the grant amount will be awarded to eligible applicants based on their pre-pandemic market share.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Zach Ducheneaux said that after the start of the new crown epidemic, the period of remote work led to a sharp decline in consumer demand for clothing. , which will affect the overall supply chain of Pima cotton and wool. While many manufacturers of these products have pivoted to producing personal protective equipment, manufacturers have struggled to recover from ongoing and sharp declines in sales.
This subsidy will help these manufacturers stay in business, benefiting American workers and domestic Pima cotton growers and wool growers who rely on the industry manufacturer.
Eligible manufacturers must provide for horses through the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) in any year from 2017 to 2021 Agricultural Cotton Trust or Agricultural Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust files an affidavit.
The Farm Service Agency (FSA) office is responsible for administering this grant, which will be disbursed directly from the Commodity Credit Corporation.
