Cotton production in the United States
| Year | Production (tonnes) | Area (ha) | Yield (kilos/ha) |
Seed (tonnes) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3,598,000 | 3,792,309 | 992 | - | [1][2] |
- 1 bale = 226.8 kg [3] but in practice it's more like 217 kg
- 1 pound / acre = 1.119 kilogram / hectare (= 2.471 * 0.453)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ FAOSTAT: Production-Crops-Yields, 1961-2013, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- ↑ 2013 Agricultural Statistics Annual - Cotton, tobacco, sugar, crops, and honey - index
- ↑ How many kgs make a bale of cotton?, answers.yahoo.com
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