COVID-19 is continually driving down both price and demand for cotton worldwide. This coupled with the effects of ongoing drought in Australia has caused many cotton farmers to rethink their current business decisions as the northern cotton industry is becoming increasingly attractive to interstate farmers. The newest reports into the industry suggest that northern cotton farmers will be vital to achieving Australia’s maximum export potential given its climatic advantages in enhancing reliability. At KG2 we have over 900 cotton growers in our farmer database whom we engage in ongoing market research mainly regarding irrigation use and management. It is evident that many Southern producers struggle to maintain a reliable water supply due to highly fluctuating rainfall from year to year. This very reason is why many of these producers have been planting in the Ord region in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Whilst its true that Australian Cotton Farming growers are the most productive on the planet – with yields double that of the world average yield; there are still many challenges that threaten to derail the industry and its need to expand to the North. Not only is water availability a key issue that has been motioned by … Continue reading Is Cotton Production Viable in Northern Australia?