Cotton is thriving -- in some parts of Australia

Continuing drought conditions in traditional cotton growing areas are creating new challenges for Australian growers.

Cotton is thriving -- in some parts of Australia

The Australian cotton industry is celebrating a season of record yields -- that is, the amount of cotton being reaped from what is sown.

But continuing drought conditions in traditional cotton growing areas are creating new challenges for growers.

Rhiannon Elston reports.

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