Xinjiang Cotton Farmers' Problems: Fewer And Fewer Flowers Pickers

　 Recently, data from relevant departments of the labor and Social Security Bureau of the Xinjiang production and Construction Corps showed that in 2010, the Corps imported 475 thousand and 800 flower workers, a decrease of nearly 100 thousand compared to 2009.

According to press reports, the Corps introduced 579 thousand flower workers in 2009, a decrease of 100 thousand compared to 2008.

Decreasing year by year Picking flowers The number has become a common problem for cotton farmers in Xinjiang, and it has a direct impact on picking prices.

Qu Zuquan, a cotton grower in Shihezi's eight division, said that the picking price of cotton last year was 0.8 yuan to 1 yuan per kilogram. Now the picking price is more than 2.5 yuan per kilogram. "Fortunately, my 40 mu of cotton has been almost harvested, otherwise the picking cost will have to increase a lot of costs."

Zhang Zhibin, a cotton grower far away in Akesu, is not so lucky. "I drive from the village to the big bazaar of URU town just before 9 a.m. and pick up the florist, and I'll be robbed of it later." Zhang Zhibin said.

In the interview, a large cotton farmer in Awati County of Akesu told reporters that he planted cotton for more than ten years and was not afraid of cost investment.

"It's like feeling like gold on the ground is not coming home." This Seed cotton He said that this year he planted thousands of acres of cotton, and the picking price of 2.8 yuan per kilogram was not enough.

According to Li Jianjun, Minister of labor management department of the labor and Social Security Bureau of the BINGTUAN group, he has just completed the investigation of the employment of florist from various divisions, and found that there were fewer flower pickers in Xinjiang this year, and there were many local flower pickers in Xinjiang.

"During the survey, I heard some cotton farmers say that because the price of picking flowers was high this year, someone was driving a private car from the city to pick up flowers to earn money during the" eleven "holiday. Li Jianjun said.

Why is the price of flower picking higher and less attractive to mainland flower pickup workers? Li Jianjun analysis said that this year's counterpart Yuanjiang With the deepening of the work, many major projects started in Xinjiang, and a number of labor services were diverted. In addition, cotton prices have been reduced by cotton prices this year, which has reduced the use of field pickers.

　 According to the reporter, the cotton planting area of the Corps is 6 million 800 thousand mu this year, of which 2 million 200 thousand mu is machine picked cotton, and the picking cost of machine picked cotton is 0.8 yuan per kilogram.