Australian Cotton Market: Australia Cotton Area And Yield Reduction

In 2019/2020, the continued drought in Australia during the cotton growing season has brought severe challenges to the cotton planting area and growth. Cotton production in Australia will continue to decrease significantly in 2019/2020.

The Australian cotton association said that the drought in the main cotton producing areas of eastern Australia is serious and that any remedial measures will not help. The meteorological department predicts that this year's drought will last until mid summer and miss the important period of cotton preparation. Although planting is still in the window period, there will be no rain in the coming months, and cotton farmers will face an embarrassing situation with no water available. These factors will limit Australian cotton planting this season.

In addition, in the past 10 years, the annual temperature of New South Wales and Queensland, the main cotton producing areas in Australia, continued to rise, and the high temperature also inhibited the normal growth of cotton. Among them, during the cotton planting 9~11 months, the temperature of New South Wales and Queensland continued to rise, which is relatively high in recent years, and has a great impact on cotton planting.