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TABLE 24
AREA, PRODUCTION
& YIELD OF COTTON IN THE WORLD,
2000-2001
| COUNTRY |
PRODUCTION
('000
bales) |
AREA
('000
ha.) |
YIELD
(kg./ha.) |
| WESTERN
HEMISPHERE |
|
|
|
| United States
|
19300 |
5910 |
711 |
| Brazil |
2900 |
785 |
804 |
| Mexico |
300 |
69 |
947 |
| Argentina |
850 |
450 |
411 |
| Colombia |
135 |
46 |
639 |
| Paraguay |
500 |
250 |
435 |
| Peru |
185 |
75 |
537 |
| Guatemala |
3 |
2 |
327 |
| Nicaragua |
10 |
4 |
544 |
| Venezuela |
50 |
30 |
363 |
| Others |
69 |
700 |
300 |
| Total |
24302 |
7671 |
690 |
| EUROPE
|
|
|
|
| Greece |
1900 |
400 |
1034 |
| Spain |
425 |
84 |
1102 |
| Others |
33 |
18 |
399 |
| Total
|
2358 |
502
|
1023
|
| AFRICA |
|
|
|
| Egypt |
850 |
225 |
823 |
| Sudan |
375 |
225 |
363 |
| Zimbabwe |
500 |
300 |
363 |
| South Africa
|
180 |
90 |
435 |
| Tanzania |
200 |
225 |
194 |
| Cameroon |
325 |
165 |
429 |
| Nigeria |
275 |
280 |
214 |
| Chad |
350 |
400 |
191 |
| Others |
4108 |
2603 |
344 |
| Total
|
7163 |
4513
|
346
|
| ASIA AND
OCEANIA |
|
|
|
| China |
17500 |
3750 |
1016 |
| FSU-12 |
7250 |
2430 |
650 |
| Uzbekistan |
5100 |
1425 |
779 |
| Turkmenistan |
1150 |
525 |
477 |
| Others |
1000 |
480 |
454 |
| India
|
12300 |
8900
|
301
|
| Pakistan |
7300 |
2800 |
568 |
| Turkey |
3500 |
670 |
1137 |
| Australia |
3200 |
460 |
1515 |
| Syria |
1325 |
230 |
1254 |
| Israel |
75 |
10 |
1633 |
| Burma |
130 |
180 |
157 |
| Thailand |
30 |
15 |
435 |
| Afghanistan |
85 |
50 |
370 |
| Others |
851 |
378 |
490 |
| Total
|
53546 |
19873 |
587 |
| FOREIGN TOTAL (excluding India)
|
68069
|
26649
|
556
|
| WORLD TOTAL
|
87369
|
32559 |
584
|
Note : Total may not add
because of rounding. Harvest season begins August 1.
Bales
of 480 LB. Net
Source : Cotton World Markets and Trade - July. 2000.
(Source :- O/o the Textile
Commissioner, Govt. of India)
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