China's cotton output this year stood at 5.73 million tonnes, down by 3 per cent year on year (YoY), according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). However, cotton yield per hectare rose by 1.5 per cent to 1,892.6 kg per hectare due to favorable weather conditions and field management of cotton growers, the government agency said on its website.The area under cotton cultivation shrank by 4.4 per cent from last year to around 3.03 million hectares, NBS data showed.
The cotton yield per unit area amounted to 1,892.6 kg/hectare, up by 27.4 kg/ha or 1.5 per cent compared with 2020 figures.
China's cotton output this year stood at 5.73 million tonnes, down by 3 per cent year on year (YoY), according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). However, cotton yield per hectare rose by 1.5 per cent to 1,892.6 kg per hectare due to favorable weather conditions and field management of cotton growers, the government agency said on its website.#
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