Subsidies and the Global Cotton Trade

Authors: Besanko, D; Burgess, Brett
Source: Harvard Business School
Year: 2007
Number of pages: 14

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Abstract:

The case describes the competitive advantages that U.S. farmers enjoy in the global cotton industry and the subsidies they receive from the U.S. federal government. Arguments for and against the subsidies are presented in the context of global competition. The case includes the data needed to estimate a supply curve for 2004 cotton production and predict the average 2004 cotton price using total cotton consumption for 2004. Students can also estimate the result of eliminating the U.S. cotton subsidies on the average 2004 cotton price.