It Is Difficult To Expand The Scale Of Cotton Cultivation In Xinghua, Jiangsu.

Xinghua, Jiangsu province is a major grain and cotton market in China.

In recent years, cotton prices have been in a passive state under the influence of textile market.

The cotton planting enthusiasm of cotton growers was affected. The cotton planting area in Xinghua decreased from 270 thousand mu in 2007 to 210 thousand mu in 2008, and the cotton planting area in 2009 was 140 thousand mu.

In 2009, the recovery price of seed cotton increased greatly, which promoted the cotton planting enthusiasm of some cotton growers, but cotton planting area increased little in general. It was predicted that the cotton planting area in the whole city was about 170 thousand mu in 2010, and the main reasons for the difficulty in expanding cotton planting area were as follows:

First, young people are unwilling to farm.

According to the survey, the farmers in the field are 50-70 years old and middle-aged people. Young people prefer to go out to work and do not want to farm. Some young adults are mainly migrant workers. A small number of local businesses or special breeding are needed. Cotton is expensive and time-consuming. If they are caught in the ups and downs or natural disasters, they will not be willing to grow.

Two, aquaculture occupies part of the farmland area.

Xinghua is a big city of crab farming in the whole province. In addition, in 2009, the output of crab was high and the price was good. The enthusiasm of some farmers was greatly mobilized. In 2010, the farming area was expanded.

Three, farmers should pay more attention to grain and cotton.

In recent years, grain prices have been rising, and the state has subsidized the grain and the minimum protective price policy, and the market price of cotton prices is in an unstable state.

At present, the price of Japonica Rice in Xinghua has reached 1.3 yuan / Jin. If the output is calculated to be 1200 Jin / mu, the gross income of rice is 1560 yuan / mu, while the cotton yield is 450 kg of seed cotton and the price is 3.5 yuan / Jin, and the gross income of cotton is 1575 yuan / mu.

It can be seen that although the grain and cotton yield per mu is close to each other, the cost of planting cotton is far greater than that of grain crops.

Therefore, most people choose to grow grain instead of cotton planting.

Suggestion: China is a large textile country with large quantity of cotton per year. In order to ensure the stability of cotton production, we hope that the state will introduce a supportive policy for cotton planting, implement cotton seed subsidy system for cotton growers in key cotton producing areas, and implement a cotton minimum protective price acquisition system, standardize the order of purchase, and ensure the stability of cotton planting area.