International news: Australian cotton planting area and production decreased

 

The Australian Cotton Association said that the main cotton producing areas in eastern Australia and the severity of the drought, any remedial measures will not help. The meteorological department expects that this year's drought will last until mid-summer, missing an important period of cotton preparation. Although sowing is still in the window, but no rainfall in the next few months, cotton farmers will face the dilemma of no water available, these factors will limit this season's Australian cotton planting.

 

In addition, over the past 10 years, the main cotton producing areas in Australia, New South Wales and Queensland, the temperature throughout the year continues to be high, high temperatures also inhibit the normal growth of cotton. Among them, in the cotton planting period from September to November, the temperature in New South Wales and Queensland continued to be high, at a relatively high level in recent years, which has a greater impact on the planting of cotton.