According to the latest forecast from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural Resources and Economics (ABARES), due to the El Ni ñ o phenomenon causing drought in cotton producing areas in Australia, the cotton planting area in Australia is expected to decrease by 28% to 413000 hectares in 2023/24. Kodwa-ke, ngenxa yokwehla okubalulekile endaweni e-dryland, ingxenye yezinkambu ezinesithelo esiphezulu iye yanda, futhi amasimu aniselwayo anekhono elanele lokugcina amanzi. Ngakho-ke, isivuno sokotini esijwayelekile kulindeleke ukuthi sikhuphuke ngamakhilogremu angama-2200 ngehektha ayi-925000 amathani, ukwehla kwamathani angama-265000, ukwehla okungu-26.1% kusukela ngonyaka owedlule, kepha kungu-20% ophakeme kunesilinganiso sesikhathi esifanayo eminyakeni eyishumi edlule.
Ngokukhethekile, iNew South Wales ihlanganisa indawo engamahektha angama-272500 ngokukhiqizwa kwamathani angama-619300, ukwehla kwe-19,9% no-15.7% unyaka nonyaka, ngokulandelana. IQueensland ihlanganisa indawo yamahektha ayi-123000 ngokukhiqizwa kwamathani angama-288400, ukwehla kuka-44% unyaka nonyaka.
Ngokusho kwezikhungo zokucwaninga imboni e-Australia, ivolumu yokuthekelisa yokotini wase-Australia ngo-2023/4 kulindeleke ukuthi ibe ngamathani angama-980000, ukwehla konyaka okungu-18.2%. Isikhungo sikholwa ukuthi ngenxa yemvula eyengeziwe ekotini kakotini yase-Australia ngasekupheleni kukaNovemba, kuzobe kusekhona ukubikezela kwemvula ngoDisemba, ngakho-ke kulindeleke ukuba kube nokuhwebelana kwekotini nge-Australia.
Isikhathi sePosi: Dece-12-2023