Organization and Performance of Cotton Sectors in Africa ... - infoDev

182Table A1 BeninSeasonLint production(thousand tons)Area (thousandhectares)Yield(kg lint/hectare)Ginning ratio(%)Grower price(CFA f/kg seedcotton)GDP deflator(2,000 = 1.00)1970/71 14 39 351 38.1 34 0.161971/72 18 55 333 38.4 35 0.161972/73 19 48 396 37.9 35 0.171973/74 17 53 329 38.6 37 0.171974/75 13 49 256 40.5 45 0.201975/76 8 32 248 39.5 45 0.231976/77 7 26 260 38.7 50 0.261977/78 5 21 249 37.7 55 0.271978/79 7 26 275 38.2 55 0.311979/80 10 26 372 37.6 55 0.351980/81 5 30 167 37.8 60 0.381981/82 5 24 228 37.9 80 0.411982/83 12 24 490 37.9 85 0.481983/84 17 40 430 37.4 100 0.501984/85 33 56 597 37.8 100 0.511985/86 34 100 338 38.0 110 0.491986/87 48 103 464 39.0 110 0.471987/88 27 72 380 38.9 100 0.481988/89 44 97 456 40.5 105 0.48