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North Australia's lucrative cotton industry set to double in size after bumper harvest

A lucrative industry has emerged on the doorstep of the Northern Territory — around five years after a ban was lifted. And it is about to double in size. 

As the annual monsoon fast approaches, farmers are preparing massive swathes of land across the Top End for one of the world's most profitable crops: cotton.

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