Xinjiang’s cotton output is expected to reach about 5.2 million tons this year
China News Service, Urumqi, October 14 (Reporter Qi Yaping) The reporter learned from the press conference held by the Xinjiang Information Office on the 14th that in 2021, Xinjiang’s cotton planting area will be 37.18 million acres, with an estimated output of 5.2 million tons; continue to increase the promotion of machine-picked cotton, and the cotton machine-picked rate is expected to exceed 75%.
” In recent years, Xinjiang has continued to optimize cotton planting, clearly focused its layout on advantageous cotton areas, optimized the structure of cotton varieties, and improved cotton quality. In 2020, Xinjiang’s cotton output reached 5.161 million tons, accounting for 87.3% of China’s total output. The yield level is 2.6 times the world average, forming a pattern of “the world’s cotton looks to China, and China’s cotton looks to Xinjiang.”
This year, Xinjiang has comprehensively promoted cotton quality improvement actions. The number of cotton varieties above 10,000 acres has been reduced from 64 in the previous year to 45. Cotton continues to be concentrated in advantageous areas. More than 1.62 million acres of cotton fields without guaranteed water resources and fruit-cotton intercropping have been reduced. Judging from the harvest and purchase situation, cotton has achieved a bumper harvest this year, and the purchase price is at a high level.
In early September this year, the Xinjiang Development and Reform Commission, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the Market Supervision and Administration Bureau jointly issued a notice on regulating Xinjiang’s cotton harvesting and processing practices, proposing to regulate the seed cotton purchase market behavior and further improve the seed cotton purchase price formation mechanism. Improve the quality of Xinjiang cotton and help the high-quality development of the cotton industry. At present, cotton-growing areas in Xinjiang located in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains are working hard to harvest new cotton, and cotton acquisition work is also underway in an orderly manner.
Cotton farmer Aimaier Smayi’s family in Xinjiang Xinhe County grows more than 600 acres of cotton. “I use a large cotton picker to pick the cotton, which can be harvested in a few days, which greatly saves costs. According to this year’s output and Price, excluding seeds, fertilizers and other expenses, I can make a profit of about 320,000 yuan this year, and my income is much higher than last year.” Aimaier Smayi said, “I have been growing cotton for many years and mechanized cotton cultivation. It really changed my life.”
At present, Xinjiang’s cotton target price policy is steadily advancing. More than 37.52 million acres of cotton will be planted in 2020. Cotton planting area, total output and commodity transfer volume have ranked first for 27 consecutive years. Ranking first in China. During the “14th Five-Year Plan” period, Xinjiang will continue to optimize cotton, build a national high-quality cotton and cotton yarn base, and promote the establishment of a national cotton yarn trading center. (End)
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