New Cotton Is In Danger Of Disaster Due To Rainstorm In Australia

Rainfall intensified in Australia last week, with short-term rainfall of 100-500mm in the eastern coastal area. Although the main cotton producing area is close to the inland and the rainfall is relatively small, there are still heavy rainfall in New South Wales and Southeast Queensland, causing flood disaster and continuous rainstorm warning.

It is understood that last week, the rainfall in the core cotton producing areas of New South Wales reached 170 mm, leading to a collective surge in river water levels in Queensland cotton producing areas, and many cotton fields were destroyed. On March 23, the rainfall began to develop southward, and the market tension eased.

At present, the drainage of irrigated fields is good. Because of the different growth stages of Australian cotton, it is difficult to evaluate the loss of Australian cotton only by this rainfall. The Early Maturing Cotton in Queensland has been harvested, and the new cotton to be harvested is defoliating. Affected by the rainfall, the harvest work has been delayed. In northern New South Wales, new cotton is ready to defoliate, and some of it has cracked bolls and bolls. Harvesting in the northern part of the state usually begins in mid April and then advances southward and speeds up.

The impact of the rainfall on cotton production in Australia mainly includes two aspects. One is that after the rainfall, the cotton and peach at the bottom of new cotton were soaked, resulting in quality damage and yield decline. The number of Sm / GM grades will decrease due to boll opening of cotton boll. At the same time, the delayed defoliation of new cotton will delay the harvest for several weeks; secondly, because the water storage area of the farm has been fully filled, Australia cotton may have the best production prospect for many years in 2022, and the area of irrigation field will be greatly increased. If the rainfall continues, the area of dry land will also reach an all-time high, and the total output is expected to reach 3.5 million bales or even higher.