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World Cotton Yields ~ Top Five Yields ~ 2000-2009 (kg/ha)

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Data Source: (USDA 2009) Cotton Supply & Distribution, Table 9, 10 & 11 &  Downloadable Data Set – Cotton, http://www.fas.usda.gov/psdonline/

• The increase in world cotton production has been largely due to improving yields.  World average cotton yields have increased from an estimated 141 kg/ha in 1973-74 to a high of 796 kg/ha in 2007-08.
• Average world cotton yields are far below the top performing country Australia, for further details of Australian yields see Average Australian lint Yields -t per ha