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In 2022/23 cotton production in China is forecasted at 5.99 million tons (+2 %) despite high temperatures in June and July. Yield is forecast at 1,901 kg/ha, slightly up from the previous year and up approximately 5 percent from the 5-year average.
Approx. 85 % of total China cotton is produced in Xinjiang province and the remainder in the Yellow River and Yangtze River basins, commonly known as the North China Plains.
These figures were presented in the latest survey by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Washington, DC/USA.
Approx. 85 % of total China cotton is produced in Xinjiang province and the remainder in the Yellow River and Yangtze River basins, commonly known as the North China Plains.
These figures were presented in the latest survey by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Washington, DC/USA.
