2. Cotton 1/3

Question 1

Cotton revenue AUS

Answer 1

1.9 billion annually

Question 2

Well organised R+D and E has contributed to cottons success with

Answer 2

Cutting pesticide consumption by 97%, and increased water efficiency by 48%.

Question 3

Best cotton producers get how many bales per ML of water?

Answer 3

2

Question 4

Cotton farm characteristics

Question 5

Cotton production /ha in Australia is ___ times the world average

Answer 5

2.6

Question 6

Cotton industry Regions (4)

Answer 6

• Ord River irrigation area of WA (now ceased)
• Northern region (near Emerald QLD)
• Central Border region
• Southern Inland region

Question 7

Central Border cotton region consists of (4)

Answer 7

• Namoi valley (narabri)
• Gwidyr Valley (Moree)
• Darling downs (Toowoomba)
• Macintyre valley

Question 8

Districts of the Southern inland cotton region

Answer 8

• Macquarie valley
• darling river
• New South Wales district

Question 9

Cotton farms constitute of key make up:

Answer 9

Large investment in land, land infrastructure irrigation, channels and dams, expensive equipment and a highly skilled and varied workforce.

Question 10

Typical cotton farm would have a break up of land involving… (6)

Answer 10

Irrigated land
Dry land
Water storage areas
Tracks, creeks, conservation areas
Other dryland crops
Other legume crops

Question 11

Water for Cotton production is supplied from (4)

Answer 11

Furrows fed by channels and further up by turkeys nest storage dams which are fed by main supply channels fed by rivers and creeks.

Question 12

Only rural land sales exceeding 248 million _____ _____ by the Aus government

Answer 12

Are scrutinised

Question 13

Largest Export markets

Answer 13

• Indonesia 30%
• Japan 20%
• China 25%
• Thailand South Korea and tiawan ~25%
  And most recently Vietnam

Question 14

Major cotton producers of the world (7)

Answer 14

• China 33%
• India
• USA
• pakistan 10%
• Brazil
• Uzbekistan
• Australia 4%

Question 15

Dollars per ha profit in the cotton industry Australia compared to livestock.

Answer 15

$1500-$2200/ha compared to $366/ha in the livestock industry.

Question 16

Why is cotton so profitable

Answer 16

• higher risk
• extremely large capital investment
• high level agronomic and practical expertise required
• requires good natural resources
• water price and rights variability

Question 17

Australian cotton industry bodies

Answer 17

• Cotton Australia
• Cotton Research and development corporation CRDC
• Cotton Seed Distributors CSD
• CSCIRO

Question 18

BT cotton

Answer 18

A genetically engineered cotton type that Carrie’s the bacillus thurengiensis gene that produces protein crystals toxic to insect pests.

Question 19

Cotton perrennial or annual?

Answer 19

In its native habitat it is a perennial shrub but is cropped as an annual.

Question 20

PIMA cotton

Answer 20

A type of cotton with strong silky fibres. Makes fine smooth fabrics.

Question 21

Ginning

Answer 21

Process which separates leaf matter from the harvested cotton bol

Question 22

Micronaire (cotton)

Answer 22

A measure of cotton fibre strength, measured by air permeability.

Question 23

Staple (cotton)

Answer 23

Average length of a cotton fibre.

Question 24

TEX (cotton)

Answer 24

A direct decimal count of linear density of cotton fibres.