Australian cotton industry

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The Australian cotton industry is a major agricultural sector that produces high-quality cotton for domestic use and export, particularly in irrigated regions of New South Wales and Queensland.

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instanceOf agricultural industry
cotton industry
adopts genetically modified cotton varieties
integrated pest management
water-use efficiency practices
alsoUses dryland farming
contributesTo Australian export earnings
regional employment
country Australia
environmentalConcern pesticide use
river health
salinity
water use
governingBody Cotton Australia
hasCertificationProgram myBMP (Best Management Practices)
keyGrowingArea Burdekin region
Darling Downs
Emerald region
Gwydir Valley
Macquarie Valley
Namoi River catchment
surface form: Namoi Valley

St George region
knownFor export-oriented production
high-quality cotton
mainExportMarkets People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

China
India
Indonesia
Pakistan
Turkey
Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
mainIrrigationSource Murray–Darling Basin
mainProduct cotton lint
cottonseed
mainRiverSystem Border Rivers
Condamine–Balonne River
Darling River NERFINISHED
Gwydir River
Macquarie River NERFINISHED
Namoi River
majorProductionRegion New South Wales
Queensland
peakIndustryBody Cotton Australia
productionType predominantly irrigated cotton
researchOrganisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Cotton Research and Development Corporation
sectorOf Australian agriculture
typicalProductionSystem irrigated cropping
valueChainIncludes classing
exporting
ginning
growing

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Liverpool Plains isImportantFor Australian cotton industry