Ngokutsho kwesiXesha seNgxowa-mali yase-Australia sobuncwane bezoLimo kunye noqoqosho), ngenxa ye-El Ni ñomenon ebangela ukuncipha ngamahekethi angama-2823 / 14. Nangona kunjalo, ngenxa yokwehla okufanelekileyo kwindawo eyomileyo, umyinge wemimandla ekhulisiweyo enkcenkceshelweyo inyuka, kwaye amasimi ankcenkceshelwayo anemimandla eyaneleyo yokugcina amanzi. Ke ngoko, isivuno somdlalo wekotoni kulindeleke ukuba sanyuswe kwiikhilogram ezingama-2200 ngehektare nganye, kunye ne-Tons eqikelelweyo ye-925000 yeetoni, kodwa i-20.1% ukusuka kunyaka ophelileyo kwishumi elidlulileyo.
Ngokukodwa, i-Wales entsha igubungela indawo yeehektare ezingama-272500 ngokuveliswa kweetoni ezingama-619300, ukwehla kwe-19.9% kunye ne-15% ngonyaka. I-Queensland igubungela indawo eyi-123000 yeehektare ngemveliso yeetoni ezingama-288400, ukwehla ezingama-44% ngonyaka.
Ngokwamaziko ophando e-Australia, umthamo wokuthumela ngaphandle wekotoni yase-Australia ngo-2023/14 kulindeleke ukuba ibe ziitoni ezingama-980000, ukwehla kweminyaka eli-18.2%. Iziko liyakholelwa ukuba ngenxa yokwanda kwemvula e-Australia evelisa iindawo ngasekupheleni kukaNovemba, ngoko ke kusafuneka imvula ngoDisemba, ngoko ke i-cotton, iqula lendlela ye-Australia kulindeleke ukuba linyuke emva kwexesha.
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