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Average Australian Cotton Lint Yields 1962-2009 (227kg bale/ha)

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Data Source:  ABARE 2008, Australian Commodity Statistics 2008, Ch 2, Table 65, Canberra

• In the 48 years of Australian cotton, yields have increased from 0.188 t/ha (0.83 bales/ha) in 1961-62 to 2.12 t/ha (9.34 bales/ha) in the 2007-08 season, 12 times the original yields.