Cotton market fears US budget cuts may disrupt USDA inspections
NEW YORK, March 1 (Reuters) - U.S. cotton merchants fear prolonged federal budget cuts could roil trade in the multi-billion dollar fiber market by disrupting procedures vital to delivering product against the ICE futures contract.
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