“They were something else, just great – we were getting 13 to 14 bales a hectare,” he said.

Mr Fiddler said while the high yields picked this year had been good they would be a hard act to follow.

”Now we’ve set a high standard and we’ll have to try and hit that bench-mark again next year,” he said.

For many cotton farmers the warmer temperatures experienced this year were beneficial during picking.

“It’s allowed us longer picking days and earlier starts with no dew,” Mr Fiddler said.

“It meant we could get a decent day in and that we weren’t held back by fog and the like.”

Mr Fiddler said the decision to grow cotton again at the property in Benerembah next year would be water dependant.

“Water allocations were low this year so hopefully we can get a bit more water next year to grow some more cotton,” he said.

He said while the market for cotton was not the strongest it was growing in momentum.

“It’s gaining strength, but it’ has dropped back,” he said.

This year it was estimated the Murrumbidgee Valley grew a 45,000 hectare crop of cotton.

Southern Cotton general manager Kate O’Callaghan said the Southern Cotton gin at Whitton had stepped up to 24/7 shifts to accommodate the large amount of cotton coming in.

She said it was pleasing to see the crop was of such a high quality, tipping that it would be a bumper year for southern growers.