GENEVA (AP) - The World Trade Organisation on Thursday upheld a ruling condemning government help for cotton producers in the United States, saying that many U.S. programmes include illegal export subsidies or domestic payments that are higher than permitted by WTO rules.
The WTO appeals body rejected a U.S. attempt to overturn a September 2004 ruling by an independent panel of trade experts, which acted on a complaint from Brazil.
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