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Optimism remains high at Cotton Australia, despite wet weather

03/01/2023

The Australian cotton industry has published forecasts of a 2023 crop that will be over 5 million bales.

This prediction, from industry promotional body Cotton Australia, comes on the back of a record crop of 5.6 million bales in 2022. It also comes despite the impacts of cooler-than-expected weather, heavy rain and floods that have damaged cotton farms and infrastructure, preventing or delaying planting.

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