1. COTTON SECTOR IN SPAIN Dimas Rizzo
President of the Spanish Association of Cotton Ginners
Barcelona 7th of October 2016

2. PRODUCTION Kg-Gross/Ha
Statistics on surface and cotton production in Spain
YEARS
SURFACE Hectares
PRODUCTION Kg-Gross/Ha
PRODUCTION Fibre/Ha
PRODUCTION TM-Gross
PRODUCTION TM-Fibre
2005
84.431
4.007
1.362
2006
61.924
2.114
719
44.508
2007
95.131
1.945
661
62.910
2008
52.531
919
312
48.276
16.414
2009
58.599
1.348
458
78.983
26.857
2010
62.853
2.215
753
47.335
2011
67.036
2.722
925
62.040
2012
69.860
2.717
924
64.535
2013
63.935
2.297
781
49.932
2014
74.537
3.018
1.026
76.484
2015
63.272
58.557
AVERAGE
68.555
2.366
804
55.148

3. Significant data
100% of the surface of cultivation in Spain is located in Andalusia.
More than 90% of the area is irrigated.
It accounts for 25% of European production and 2% of world production.

4. Farm characteristics Cotton is produced in 6,500 farms.
There are two models of farms:
1,500 small farms with one single cotton cultivation. 5.5 hectares of average size.
5,000 farms where cotton rotates with other crops. 13 hectares of average size.

5. Environmental Details
70% is grown under Integrated Production System.
In the EU it is forbidden the use of genetically modified seeds.
There are significant energy costs.

6. Social Importance
The productive sector generates 850,000 working days per year.
Equivalent to 3,500 full-time jobs.
The ginning sector provides 100 permanent jobs and 400 jobs in the season.

7. Industrial Sector There are 8 ginning factories.
Ginning capacity exceeding 300,000 Tons per campaign.
Capacity for 100,000 hectares of crop.

8. Medium and Long Term Future
Continued enhancement of SUSTAINABILITY resulting in improvement of economic, environmental and social aspects.
Optimization in the use of INPUT.
Optimization in the use of NATURAL RESOURCES (energy, water, soil).
Reduce GHG emissions and waste.
To combat the different types of crop stresses (pests, diseases, weeds).
GROW MORE WITH LESS

9. Three Fundamental Key Points
1. Obtaining new varieties.
2. Using latest technologies in irrigation systems.
3. Setting up integrated crop management programs run by specialized technicians.

19. Thank you
Dimas Rizzo