Economic Information Broadcast: Zhejiang Merchants Set Off Takeover Battle, Xinjiang Cotton Prices Go Up

Next is the latest trend in the cotton market.

The reporter came to the West Bridge in Akesu, Xinjiang. This is the gathering place of Zhejiang's capital controlled ginning plant. On average, a ginning factory can be seen every few kilometers. The cotton ginning is a processing procedure of cotton. The ginning can make fluffy and cake like, and then process the thickness needed by adults.

A local cotton farmer told reporters that every time he sold cotton, he asked each plant the purchase price of seed cotton.

Because the purchase price of each factory is different.

And the purchasing price of each factory is changing every day.

According to the boss of the local ginning factory, because of fierce price competition, they must adjust the purchase price of seed cotton every day, otherwise they will not get cotton.

New funds are still in the hands of old speculators.

In Akesu and even Xinjiang, there is such a saying, "cotton is collected in Xinjiang.

In the surrounding Atta Road, where there are a lot of ginning plants, there are many small tractors and lorries carrying cotton wool and white cotton. Many retail workers in Wenzhou and other provinces are picking up cotton along the way.

In order to prevent hair falling into the cotton wadding, these people's top white hat is called "little white cap" by the local cotton farmers' image. It is understood that these "white caps" are mostly new faces of the local people, and because they are more willing to pay high prices, they are welcomed by cotton growers.

Reporters saw that almost every ginning factory gate, also gathered in the number of ten "white cap", with different accent bargaining.

Xinjiang

Unlike these raw holes, cotton picking is more familiar with the market in Wenzhou than in the past, but now it is time to pass the time in the chess room.

Reporters learned that this year's cotton prices are not yet expected, so that they dare not easily start.

At present, these old speculators, besides paying attention to the price of cotton every day, are waiting for the fall of cotton prices.

Zheng Ruiguang, chairman of Xinjiang Akesu as long as cotton limited liability company: dare not accept, he is also afraid of smashing in his hands, are playing now, and so on.

The cotton is down again, and he can take it down a bit.

According to the analysis of the industry, these old speculators will usually buy cotton wool at a price of 9.5 yuan / kg, and the price of long staple cotton will be reduced to 11 yuan before they begin to purchase.

Cotton prices in the market are far higher than they expected.

Planting cotton can make millions, but it's hard to expand.

A cotton price, bullish, waiting for a fall, all kinds of situations are emerging, which makes Xinjiang's cotton production area very lively, but no matter how the price changes, cotton farmers, this year's income is indeed no doubt rising. Cotton production in Xinjiang Akesu accounts for 1/3 in Xinjiang. Because of the continuous rise of cotton prices this year, cotton growers have tasted the taste of making big money.

Let's look at the reporter's investigation again.

In October 1st, Peng Shiwei, a large cotton farmer in the town of kharata in Akesu, Xinjiang, sold the first batch of fine wool cotton this year, full of two tractors, more than 16 tons, 11.2 yuan per kilogram, and returned to about 1800000 yuan.

Peng Shiwei planted more than 6000 acres of cotton this year. He counted the accounts for the journalists. According to the cotton price of 450 kg per mu and 10 yuan per kilogram, the yield per mu was 4500 yuan, and the pesticide, seed, fertilizer, contract fee and labor cost of 1700 yuan per mu were removed. The net profit per mu is about 2800 yuan, and 6000 mu cotton is expected to earn more than 16 million 800 thousand yuan.

Reporter: this year's cotton is definitely to make money?

Peng Shiwei, a large cotton farmer in kharata Town, Akesu, Xinjiang: make money and earn some money.

Reporter: in the past few years is the best year?

Peng Shiwei, a large cotton farmer in kharata Town, Akesu, Xinjiang: the best year.

However, reporters in the interview also learned that despite the high cotton prices this year, cotton farmers' income is good, but it is very difficult to exaggerate the planting area.

China Cotton Association statistics show that in 2008 Xinjiang cotton acreage of 24 million mu, in 2009 Xinjiang cotton planting area of 23 million mu, and by 2010, Xinjiang cotton has reached 28 million 500 thousand acres, cotton planting area has reached a historical high.

In addition, cotton growers also say that because of the higher yield of fruit trees in Xinjiang, they will not plan to expand their cotton planting area next year.

It is understood that the output of an acre of fruit trees is about 5 tons. According to the wholesale price of 4 yuan per kilogram, the average net income is 12 thousand yuan per mu.

The yield of one mu of cotton is about 450 kilograms. Even if the cotton price per kilogram exceeds 12 yuan, the yield of cotton per mu is less than 4000 yuan. The yield of cotton is far less than that of fruit trees.

Reporter: are there any plans for next year?

There are many kinds of cotton farmers in the town of karlatal, Akesu, Xinjiang. But our orchard is not able to grow cotton, so it has an impact on fruit trees. So many farmers will not grow if there is no plan.

Wages even rise 40% cotton picking labor shortage still

As the saying goes, cherry is tasty and hard to grow. In fact, cotton is the same. Cotton is good. Picking cotton is the most difficult thing for cotton growers now.

Xinjiang cotton prices have gone up a lot, but the price of cotton picker is also rising. According to our reporter, the wages of cotton picker in Xinjiang this year are 40% higher than in previous years, but it is also difficult to recruit workers to continue to look at the reporter's investigation.

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Ma Jinxiang, a cotton picker, will come to Xinjiang every year and pick up 12 hours of cotton every day. He can pick up 70 kilograms and make about 100 yuan a day.

This year, he picked up 0.5 yuan per kilogram of cotton and could earn more than 35 yuan a day. In this way, Ma Jin Xiang could earn more than 3000 yuan in a cotton picking season.

Reporters learned that in Xinjiang, the wages of flower workers are generally 40% higher than in previous years. Moreover, the fare back and forth and meals in Xinjiang are all free, but even so, the reporter realized that it is still very difficult for large cotton farmers to recruit people.

Peng Shiwei, a large cotton farmer in kharata Town, Akesu, Xinjiang: are these people easy to find? They are not very easy to find. Are you all well qualified?

I'm not willing to do this work. It's too hard.

Cotton picker, mainly cotton production in Xinjiang last year, has reduced the income of cotton pickup workers in Xinjiang last year, which has affected the enthusiasm of this year. On the other hand, Xinjiang's pickup workers mainly come from Henan, Gansu, Sichuan and so on. By this year, the wages of cotton picker in this part of Shandong's cotton producing county this year are 2 yuan per kilogram of cotton, while that of Xinjiang is 1.4~1.5 yuan per kilogram, and the boss is also responsible for picking up and sending. This has led many of the Henan picking workers to go to the neighboring provinces, and no longer go far away to pick up cotton. In addition, the economic development of this year has been rapid. At present, Xinjiang can not find it.