Ever wondered how much cotton you might need to make your Australian cotton products? In a normal season, Australia's cotton growers produce around 4 million bales of cotton, enough to clothe around 500 million people.
The lint from one 227kg bale of cotton can produce:
- 215 pairs of denim jeans
- 250 single bed sheets
- 750 shirts
- 1,200 t-shirts
- 3000 nappies
- 4,300 pairs of socks
- 680,000 cotton balls
- 2,100 pairs of boxer shorts
