Cotton

Cotton

Current estimates for world production are about 25 million tonnes or 110 million bales annually, accounting for 2.5% of the world's arable land. India is the world's largest producer of cotton. The United States has been the largest exporter for many years.

Cotton

!Cotton ready for harvest in [Andhra Pradesh, India.](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/BALLSOFCOTTON%28ANDHRA-SOUTHINDIA%29READYFORHARVEST.jpg/250px-BALLSOFCOTTON%28ANDHRA-SOUTHINDIA%29READYFORHARVEST.jpg)

Types

There are four commercially grown species of cotton, all domesticated in antiquity:

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