India making inroads in Chinese cotton market

India making inroads in Chinese cotton market

Until 2004, India's cotton farmers were producing about 300 pounds of lint per acre. With the introduction of Bt cotton, India's yield average has increased from 400 to 500 and now 600 pounds of lint per acre. Total production rose from 13 million bales in 2003 to more than 19 million bale...

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Veröffentlicht in:Southwest farm press 2007-02, Vol.34 (5), p.13
1. Verfasser: Laws, rest
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Consumption
Cotton industry
Economic conditions
Exports
Forecasts and trends
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Zusammenfassung:Until 2004, India's cotton farmers were producing about 300 pounds of lint per acre. With the introduction of Bt cotton, India's yield average has increased from 400 to 500 and now 600 pounds of lint per acre. Total production rose from 13 million bales in 2003 to more than 19 million bales last season.
ISSN:0194-0945
2161-9301