USDA Rolls Out Textile Industry Support
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is rolling out support for textile manufacturers, with a hopeful trickle down to producers.
This week, the agency announced payments under the 2026 Pima Agriculture Cotton Trust Fund and the 2026 Agriculture Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund.
The move targets a long standing challenge. Over the past 20 years, trade agreements and what officials call unfair practices have contributed to a broader decline in domestic manufacturing, including textiles.
A key issue is something known as a tariff inversion, when tariff rates make it cheaper to move production overseas and ship finished goods back into the U.S. than to manufacture them here at home.
The trust payments are meant to offset that imbalance, giving companies support to expand payrolls, increase production, and regain market share.
That support ties back to the supply chain starting at the farm level. In California’s San Joaquin Valley, growers produce more than 90 percent of U.S. Pima cotton, a crop known for its extra long, high quality fibers used in textile and apparel goods.
To get into the numbers and learn more about the fiscal support behind the payments, head to https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2026/04/14/usda-announces-payments-under-2026-pima-cotton-and-wool-trust-funds
