This analysis draws on data from a subset of the Cotton Comparative Analysis (CCA) in each of the respective years, along with additional information supplemented from participants’ annual financial statements. The participant dataset includes a sample of irrigated cotton growers operating predominantly in NSW valleys and represent approximately 5% of the annual Australian irrigated cotton bale production. The data is drawn exclusively from the trading entities growing cotton. Related entities are excluded and as a result the data is limited to some extent for example with respect to debt and interest not held in the name of the trading entity. The sample represents a diverse range of grower sizes, from small-scale to large operations. Bale data from our sample and national bale data (Source: Cotton Australia, Australian Cotton Estimate) is used to scale our data to estimate industry-wide irrigated cotton data. The table below shows the number of bales produced by the sample as a percentage of total Australian irrigated cotton production.