Cotton harvest begins in a mixed but steady 2025-26 season
The nod for the first cotton harvest in season 2025-26 went to Emerald growers Denis and Aaron Kiely when they fired up their picker across a 71-hectare crop Cotton harvest is underway in earnest, with the first crops producing average results in what is shaping up to be a steady season despite mixed conditions across […]
Cotton growers get dream finish as season peaks just short of a record result
Exceptional quality reported as cotton picking nears completion for season 2022-23 With around 85% of the local cotton crop picked, growers and cotton gin operators are reporting better than expected yields and, in some cases exceptional quality despite the challenges thrown up this year. Indications are that the 2022-23 picking may be close to last […]
Cotton harvest still expected above 5 million bales for 2022-23 season despite constant rain
It is expected cotton harvest exports will be worth at least $7 billion from locally grown crops from seasons 2021-22 and 2022–23 somewhat combined Cotton export value is expected to increase by 220% to $7.0 billion in 2022–23 but that figure needs to be clarified as delays in harvesting a record cotton crop in season […]