Cotton yields in Brazil have risen the fastest of major world producers in recent years
![Cotton yields in Brazil have risen the fastest of major world producers in recent years A chart showing cotton yields in Brazil, the U.S., and the world average, years 1990 to 2009.](/webdocs/charts/54886/cotton_yields_in_brazil_have_risen_the_fastest_of_major_world_producers_in_recent_years_206_768px.jpg?v=9094.7)
Brazil and India had similar yields in 1992, both below the United States and the world average. With the adoption of modern, large-scale farming and improved access to inputs-and due to the extremely favorable climate in Brazil's new production regions-Brazil's cotton yields have surged to more than double the world average. This chart is from the ERS report, Brazil's Cotton Industry: Economic Reform and Development, CWS-11D-01, June 2011.
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