Industry
- China is the largest cotton producing country in the world (35.8 million bales, 2007)
- China has about 100,000 cotton farmers
- 7,500 textile companies which produce an estimated RMB 488 billion of cotton cloth
- Chinese cotton production requires an average 3,000 to 5,000 cubic metres of water per hectare
- 30–40% cent of all pesticides applied in China are applied to cotton, making it the most heavily treated agricultural crop.
- Xinjiang is the country's top cotton growing area.
Read more about this topic: China Cotton Association
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