Cotton Prices Climbed &Nbsp, Becoming The "Leader" Of Rising Prices Of Agricultural Products.

　　 From mid July to early August, Sheyang, a cotton producing county in Jiangsu Province, suffered more than 20 days of cloudy and rainy weather. Looking at the cotton fields in the rain, the helpless cotton growers are almost desperate: if the rain doesn't stop, the cotton bolls will rot away this year. cotton The harvest must have been greatly affected. Fortunately, the clouds dispersed and the rain quickly cleared up, and the cotton fields soon regained their vitality. Moreover, with the first batch of seed cotton coming into the market in mid September, the price of cotton began to climb all the way. No one thought that in less than a month, the price of the cotton rose from 3 yuan per catty to 6 yuan.

Not only in Sheyang, but also in other cotton producing areas of Jiangsu Province, cotton prices in Xinjiang, Hubei, Shandong, Hebei, and the main cotton producing areas in China have gone all the way. This autumn, following the outbreak of "beans you play" and "garlic you are ruthless", cotton has always been "low-key" in price for more than 10 years, and suddenly became the leading role of domestic agricultural products.

Crazy cotton prices, crazy cotton, why are they crazy? How long will it go crazy?

Recently, the express reporter went to Sheyang, a cotton town that has been awarded the national cotton winning champion for 11 consecutive years, along with cotton planting, purchasing and processing. Industrial chain All the way to search for the crazy "footprint" of cotton.

focusing Cotton grower One of

3 yuan, 5 jiao, 4 yuan 5 jiao, 5 yuan 1 jiao 5 points, 5 yuan 5 jiao, 5 yuan 7 angle......

Cotton is a day's price, dazzling, but fortunately the price is going up.

One day in mid July, when the first black cloud floated to the top of his head, Chen did not care. He did not think that the cloud above his head turned into a drizzle and continued for more than 20 days in one breath. Chen Bi lived in a confused way: he and his wife planted 50 acres of cotton fields all immersed in the water, the first batch of cotton peach has been rotted by the rain. If the rain keeps falling down, then the sweat of his wife and his wife will be wasted for more than half a year since the beginning of Qingming.

Chen Biju, Sheyang County Haihe Town, 1 groups of villagers in Dou Gang village. And Xinjiang, which is sparsely populated, often has hundreds of acres of cotton fields per farmer. In Sheyang, 50 acres of cotton fields have been planted as large cotton farmers.

Chen Bi Ju is 60 years old, and has 5 family members. Although there are three spacious bungalows in his family, the sons and daughters of the water and electricity installs in the county town and the daughter-in-law working in the textile mill live in the county town with their children, and come back to see their parents only at weekends. So their 50 acres of cotton fields and 50 acres of paddy fields are all planted by Chen Bi Ju and his wife.

Like most villagers in Sheyang County, Chen Bi Ju also walks on two legs of cotton and rice. Last year, he planted 60 mu of cotton, autumn harvest, the price of seed cotton is 2 yuan per catty, 9 yuan, cotton field gross profit of 1500 yuan per mu, remove seeds, fertilizer and ask workers (ask others to helper) and other costs, per mu net income of about 900 yuan. Without rice, cotton alone earned more than 50 thousand yuan last year.

Chen Bi Ju can grow cotton, but it is rare to grow cotton in Sheyang with such a high income.

Speaking of the rain between 7 and August, Chen Bi Ju occasionally thought that he would still have a lingering fear. But this year, the good price of cotton unexpected will soon make him forget his troubles and become cheerful.

"In September 20th, I sold the first batch of cotton." Although he is very old, a cotton account in Chen's mind is quite clear. He said the first batch of cotton sold at a price of 3 yuan and 5 cents per catty. This price has surpassed that of last year. But he is not surprised. Because of the low price of cotton for several years and the extra effort of planting, many farmers have reduced the area of seed cotton this year. "Cotton prices should also rise." But Chen did not think that this "3 yuan and 5 jiao" is just the beginning of this autumn cotton continuous price increase, or just the base price of cotton this year. Later, he sold 4 yuan, 5 jiao, 5 yuan, 1 cents, 5 cents, 5 yuan and 5 cents per catty. The latest price, just two days ago, was 5 yuan and 7 cents.

Chen has lived in cotton for decades, and cotton prices have seen a lot. But he has seen him in the first year of the year.

"Last year, the yield per mu is 600 Jin. The weather is bad this year, only 500 Jin." Although there are still some cotton picking in the field, and one thousand or two thousand pounds of seed cotton has not been sold at home, but Chen's residence is expected to deduct the cost. This year's cotton income can reach 100 thousand yuan.

Compared with last year, although the amount of less than 10 mu, but almost doubled the income. This change is like a dream. How can he be unhappy?

This year the price is extraordinarily "fair", but Chen does not plan to expand its cotton planting area next year. "Next year's prices will definitely come down." He said that the price level is only one reason for making decisions, nor is it the most important thing. He said he was old and cotton was too tiring, and rice and cotton were half as good.

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Focus on cotton growers two

8 acres of cotton fields, more than 10 thousand last year, 20 thousand this year.

The flowers gather in an endless stream, but they dare not "put flowers", for fear that they will suddenly fall.

In Sheyang county to promote the village cotton field beside the ridge, express reporter met the villager Wu Jiahong.

Wu Jiahong, 55 years old, has 8 family members, like Chen Bi Ju. Two children work outside their home, leaving only two people in their hometown. The 8 acres of cotton fields at home can only depend on them.

Wu Jiahong is extroverted and has a loud voice. "Production can be increased." He told reporters half jokingly that fewer people were planted and less production, and prices naturally went up.

This is a simple economic law. But he didn't expect it to go so far.

Wu Jiahong usually likes watching TV and reading newspapers. He knows very well about the situation and policies of the country. "Cotton prices are too low and abnormal, and it's the turn to rise. Now prices, including agricultural products, are not rising. Yesterday, the newspaper said that Apple had to raise prices too. Aren't you increasing consumption? "

"Last year was 2 yuan per catty 8 yuan, 9, now is 5 yuan 8 Jiao." Wu Jiahong said last year that his family's cotton income was more than 10 thousand. It seems that this year it will earn 20 thousand.

When Wu Jiahong and the express reporter spoke, Chen Yulan was picking cotton by himself. They have 15 mu of land, including 5 mu of rice and 10 acres of cotton. In the vast cotton field, only Chen Yulan was picking quietly. Surrounded by cotton sticks, Chen Yulan's figure is very small.

Chen Yulan is 50 years old and has a family of 4. Her husband worked outside the country and his daughter married. His son was 17 years old and studied in the best County in Sheyang.

Chen Yulan told reporters that she did not mind her husband leaving her alone at home to do farm work.

"No problem. 20 loads (one load and 100 Jin) were picked by me." Chen Yulan said she had sold two seed cotton, the first one was 3 yuan, 9 jiao per catty, and sold 1300 Jin. The second pen was 5 yuan per catty and sold 780 Jin.

"Of course, I hope it will go up." Chen Yulan said that the people who had been collecting cotton in her home this year came in an endless stream, and the price of cotton did not seem to stop yet. But Chen Yulan said she dared not spend flowers at home, and did not dare to sell it again when the price was high. She still felt a little afraid: in case of a price drop, it was not the cotton picking people who had been around her. She had to chase after others. That's no joke.

Chen Yulan can pick more than 100 pounds of cotton a day. At 5 o'clock in the morning, when the sky was just beginning to dawn, she picked it up in the field. The dew was heavy in the morning, and she wore a raincoat specially. She had already plugged the rice cooker before she left the house. So you can eat at noon. After dinner, she came to pick it up in the afternoon, until it was dark, and could not see the white of cotton. She is not going to ask for help. "If you call a worker, it's expensive. One person needs sixty or seventy yuan a day, it's not worth it."

Wu Jiahong and Chen Yulan, the 8 group of Qian Qiu town promotion village, are the high quality cotton planting 6 planting base in Sheyang County, with a total planting area of 150 mu, and a total of 26 villagers. And the town of Qian Qiu town has 45 thousand mu of cotton this year. Jiang Zhong, a cotton technology officer of the Agricultural Technology Extension Service Center in Qian Qiu Town, said that the cotton area of Qian Qiu town last year was 50 thousand mu, and it had reached more than 70 thousand mu before the peak. Of the 45 thousand acres planted this year, 50% are cotton wheat intercropping, or cotton and garlic intercropping.

Accompanying reporters interviewed Ji Ronghua, deputy director and senior agronomist of Sheyang county crop cultivation guidance station, said that the economic benefits of Interplanting were relatively high. If the cotton intercropped with garlic, the yield of garlic seedlings in one mu of cotton fields was 1200 to 1500 Jin, the price was 3 yuan per catty; the yield of garlic per mu was 1500 Jin, the price was 5 yuan per catty, and gross income was 10 thousand yuan.

Focus on cotton growers three

Cotton garlic intercropped, garlic is tough, cotton is crazy.

How to increase the area next year is not to follow suit.

The main planting characteristics of the 1 groups in Lianqiu village are cotton interplanting with garlic. Villager Cai Lirong introduced that interplanting garlic is objective, but the cost is relatively high. It is mainly because the cost of seed is high, and it costs a lot of money in advance, and costs much time. In the field, he tied a bag of seed cotton to the motorcycle. Cai Lirong worked in Qian Qiu Town, and his wife was responsible for picking cotton. "I'll take time to help my wife bring the cotton home."

Wang Naixiang's cotton fields are also interplanted with cotton and garlic. Each row of cotton is planted with a row of garlic.

"We have plucked more than two acres, and we are drawing to a close." Wang Naixiang stopped his life and talked with reporters. He said that it takes 2 months to complete all the picking, because the time of flowering and peaches of the same cotton is different from that of cotton. A cotton has to be picked many times.

Wang Naixiang sold cotton for the first time half a month ago, when cotton prices had risen. "The first time is 5 yuan and 6 jiao, now it is 5 yuan and 8 Jiao." He said he didn't expect it to be so high. When he sowed in the Qingming season this year, he calculated the price was 4 yuan. Like everyone's view, this year's planting area is small. He thinks the price will go up.

Wang Naixiang's cotton and rice are made by rotation. 3 mu of cotton and 7 mu of rice were planted continuously for two years. For example, the 3 mu of land that has been planted for two years will be replanted next year. Similarly, 7 mu of paddy fields will be replanted to cotton next year.

"Two consecutive years of dry land will cause disease." Next year, Wang Naixiang's family will grow 7 mu of cotton. He predicts that cotton prices will drop next year, but it will remain at around 4 yuan. Ups and downs will not happen frequently.

Wang Naixiang's family's 3 mu cotton, if calculated at the current price, the gross profit of an acre can reach 2500 to 3000 yuan. After deducting the fertilizer amount of 120 yuan per mu and the seed of 50 yuan, the net profit can reach 7000 yuan. Plus 7 mu of rice can earn 5000 yuan, garlic 13000 yuan. The total income is about 25000 yuan.

"I can't finish it." Wang Naixiang said, unlike your townspeople, we don't need to buy vegetables, grain and eggs. 25000, we can't finish them.

Wang Naixiang has three families. After studying the Spring Festival, the daughter went to work on the Dalian cruise ship. At present, she works in an electronics company in Shanghai. Wang Naixiang said her daughter was very filial, and 2000 yuan per month would be sent home.

"I can't finish it." He said it again.

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Focus on Sheyang

The reduction of planting area, frequent adverse climate, and the impact of domestic and international "big environment"

Cotton is not crazy but hard.

Cotton production is reduced, but the price and joint income have nearly doubled. The joy of cotton farmers can be imagined. But the cotton farmers who met by the express reporter were almost calm. There is no reason to lose sense as crazy cotton prices: next year, we will increase investment and expand planting area. In their words, they are cotton origin, and they are very weak in cotton prices. "This year, they will go down next year, though they will not fall deep."

Why are they so calm? Because they are from Sheyang, Sheyang people have feelings for cotton, but this feeling is rational.

According to Ji Ronghua, an assistant webmaster and senior agronomist at the Sheyang county crop cultivation guidance station, who accompanied the express reporter, Sheyang county is a well-known cotton growing County in China. Its annual planting area is stable at more than 800 thousand mu, and lint yield is maintained at 1 million 500 thousand times a year. Since 1988, it has been listed for the first time in 11 consecutive years. It is a genuine cotton producing champion county.

There are two famous figures in Sheyang, one is the descendants of shooting sun, and another is a famous industrialist Zhang Jian who introduced cotton planting to Sheyang. In 1912, Zhang Jian introduced cotton.

Sheyang thus made the special relationship between Sheyang people and cotton.

"But with the downturn in cotton prices, the planting area of cotton in Sheyang is decreasing year by year." Ji Ronghua said that in 2007, the county's cotton planting area was 885 thousand mu, in 2008 it was 700 thousand mu, and last year it was 555 thousand mu. "This year slipped to 450 thousand mu. It is estimated that the yield per unit area is 75 kilograms (lint) and the total output is 675 thousand (1 pounds for 100 Jin).

Ji Ronghua believes that the reason why cotton prices continue to boom in Sheyang is due to a lack of planting area and a decline in production. This is also the result of this year's cotton growing season, with continuous rain, low temperature, low density and unfavorable climatic factors. On the premise that Sheyang's cotton prices are substantially increased, it is imaginable.

"Sheyang is the case. Almost all cotton producing areas across the country face the same problem." Ji Ronghua has been tracking cotton planting and market for a long time. He said that four factors contributed to the nationwide cotton craze this year. First, the cotton planting area in the whole country has been reduced. Two, the main cotton producing areas in China have met with climate disasters. Three, after the financial crisis, the domestic textile and garment industry has warmed up, and exports have increased substantially. This has increased the demand for cotton, and the four is the main cotton producing countries or output in the world, or controlling exports. These four factors also appear at the same time, cotton is not crazy, but also difficult.

Focus on cotton brokers

Low output and high price, mainly sold to small processing plants.

Formal big business dislikes my seed cotton.

Cotton is an important crop and is closely related to people's lives.

The central axis of cotton industry chain from upstream to downstream is: seed breeding, cotton cultivation, cotton picking, cotton acquisition, cotton initial processing, storage, cotton spinning, textile making, clothing manufacturing, clothing wholesale and retail - clothing consumption.

In an interview with Sheyang, the express reporter learned that cotton planting and picking links were basically completed by cotton farmers themselves because of the small planting area of cotton growers in Sheyang. There is no need for Sheyang to wait for a large army to enter the territory every year, like Xinjiang.

In Sheyang, cotton industry chain, one link is particularly noticeable, that is, the acquisition of cotton. Although there are also textile and garment enterprises directly from cotton farmers to buy cotton. But at present, this "work" is mostly done by small and medium-sized cotton brokers in Sheyang.

The express reporter traveled through a number of towns and towns to see different cotton collecting warehouses in different towns. At the door of the warehouse, there is a famous brand of "flower collection". When interviewed by cotton farmers, reporters learned that cotton farmers sold mainly to the brokers who bought them.

"Most of them drive electric tricycles to the doorway of cotton farmers." Ji Ronghua said that after bargaining, cash transactions were made. Most of these brokers are local, and some of them own cotton. They bought cotton seeds from cotton farmers and then sold them to cotton processing plants.

When interviewed by cotton grower Wang Naixiang, reporters learned that Wang Naixiang was one of the brokers last year.

This year, the area is small and the price is too high. Wang Naixiang simply chose to give up. "They are acquaintances, and it is relatively easy to talk about starting prices, at least they will not be cheated."

Cotton brokers are written in a rather written way. They call them cotton traders in public.

In Sheyang County Chen Yang Town, express reporter met cotton broker Ding Zhen.

At that time, he was directing a group of women from a 100 square meter room to transport cotton seeds to a large truck at the door. "I have been doing this business for seven or eight years, and when I buy cotton, I will sell it to all enterprises from all over the country as soon as possible, and they will also load them to the private factories in Sheyang."

Ding Zhen said cotton was collected directly from cotton farmers on his electric tricycle.

Around September 20th, Ding Zhen received the first seed cotton, the price was about 4 yuan, and then prices continued to upturn, take too many people, the current price is about 5.8 yuan.

Ding Zhen said he had no risk, almost the same day, and the longest delay of one or two days. "This year is mainly to supply some small processing plants in Sheyang, and also to get goods from Shandong. I heard that Shandong has risen to 6 yuan 3. I didn't earn much, which was one to 20 Fen per catty, and I had to give part of the difference to the people who helped me pack the car. Wages are not low. "

Ding Zhen said that this year's local processing factories in Sheyang want less goods, and they think our quality is bad. "This year's rainy days are large, the water is big, the quality is not as good as before, and the good cotton and the cotton are mixed together." He said it was done in order to turn out as early as possible.

The output is relatively low this year. Ding can make thirty thousand or forty thousand jin a day in the year before last year, less last year, less this year, only three thousand or four thousand jin a day. Ding Zhen said, the price is too high, this year light start money needs 5 or 6 00000, last year 300 thousand is enough.

"No, I've been busy all day, and I've got quite a lot of cotton and money in and out, but I've earned thirty thousand or forty thousand yuan this season." Ding Zhen said that the warehouse with an area of about 100 square meters is rented, and the rent is 5000 yuan in half a year. "When the cotton is done, I will make rice."

Ding Zhen said that there are thirty or forty such acquisitions as he has.

Sun Libing's acquisition point is located on the opposite side of Ding Zhen. Unlike Ding Zhen, he did not take the goods from the cotton growers. Instead, he was supplied by seven or eight smaller brokers, the cotton traders who had come to him to buy them. Compared with Ding Zhen, his profit should be lower, but he must be more vigorous. After all, he does not need to negotiate with cotton growers himself.

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Cotton is crazy, but the flower mill has stopped working.

In the interview with cotton agent Ding Zhen, the express reporter learned that very few local large ginning plants in Sheyang bought them from them. According to Wang Jian, director of the office of Shenzhou Kowloon Textile Co., Ltd., the cotton brokers in the factory were filled with cotton brokers in the past year. During the reporter's interview, no broker really entered "Kowloon textile". Sheyang's twin hill group, known as the flagship of the Jiangsu enterprise, is under the condition of 5 production companies.

Cotton is crazy, cotton farmers are happy, but not everyone can benefit from the cotton industry chain.

The price is high and unstable.

If you are a native of Sheyang, you may not know many things about the local people, but you will not know the two hills group.

Jiangsu Shuang Shan Group Limited by Share Ltd is a large cotton textile enterprise. Founded in August 1994, Jiangsu Provincial People's Government approved the establishment of the first batch of provincial enterprise groups. After more than 40 years, especially the rapid development in recent 10 years, it owns Jiangsu double hill group cotton spinning factory, Sheyang Shuang Shan Weaving Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Shuang Shan Group new three spinning mill, Sheyang Huarong Textile Co., Ltd., Sheyang County Huafeng Textile Co., Ltd., Sheyang County Shuang Shan Garments Co., Ltd., Jiangsu double hill import and export limited liability company, Sheyang County Shuang Shan Textile Economic and trade limited company, Sheyang County Shuang Shan transportation company and 12 member enterprises, more than 3200 workers. The company is mainly engaged in textile, garment manufacturing and import and export trade, with 150 thousand ring spinning, 3000 air jet spinning, 550 shuttleless looms, more than 1000 sets of garment processing equipment and 5 ginning enterprises. At present, there has been a one-stop production and operation system for cotton ginning, textile, clothing and trade.

The two mountain group is a real cotton spinning giant in Sheyang.

As a matter of fact, during the cotton purchasing and processing season, the 5 ginning plants under the Shan Shan group should be a scene of great excitement. But Lin Yongjun, manager of the raw materials company of Shuang Shan Group, told reporters that because of the price and the quality of seed cotton, the 5 ginning plants are actually in a state of waiting for production.

Lin Yongjun said that as a large cotton spinning enterprise, the main veil, cotton cloth and Shuang Shan group need 30 thousand tons of lint every year. Of these, 60% depend on imports and 40% on local purchases.

The two mountain groups are mainly imported from the United States, Brazil and India. The contract was made in June, and the price is 18000 yuan per ton of lint, which is cheaper than the current price. A shipment has arrived at Qingdao port. Local cotton mainly comes from Xinjiang, Shandong, Hebei and Sheyang.

Lin Yongjun, who is responsible for purchasing cotton from the Shuang Shan Group, feels that this year's work is very difficult. "Domestic cotton prices are too high. In previous years, we bought a lot in Sheyang. In 2003, tens of thousands of tons were purchased. The price is too high this year. If we get the goods from the cotton brokers, it has reached 6.1 yuan. Lin Yongjun said that the price of cotton in Sheyang is so high that one reason is that the output is short and the supply is in short supply. Another reason is that the quality of Sheyang cotton is good. Many brokers in Shandong and Hebei come to Sheyang to make purchases. As a result, the price of seed cotton in Sheyang is also higher. "We will consider the cost. If we take it too high, the cotton yarn we produce will also raise the price accordingly. The price of veil has gone up, and my customers, that is, some garment factories, will also consider the cost, which will affect the normal production.

The price of cotton in Sheyang is too high. The two hills have to go far. On the one hand, we should strengthen imports and, on the one hand, compete for lint from the Internet at the right price. Lin Yongjun said that the previous day they had just photographed 3000 tons of lint from Hebei and Hubei at the price of 25400 yuan and 26300 yuan per ton. The price is 300 yuan less than the local purchase per ton.

Lin Yongjun said they would very much like to buy seed cotton in Sheyang, but unfortunately the price is not appropriate.

"We have 5 ginning plants, and 20 thousand tons of seed cotton are all right, but they are out of stock." Lin Yongjun said that although Sheyang cotton was at hand, it could not be transported into the cotton ginning workshop. He disclosed that in fact, at present, the 5 ginning plants of the Shuang Shan group are in a state of production stop production.

"But the situation is not optimistic, and cotton prices are going up. Cotton prices this year are the highest in history.

The quality of seed cotton is uneven.

Similar to the two hill group, Sheyang Shenzhou Jiulong Textile Co., Ltd. is also a comprehensive cotton spinning enterprise which manages veil, cotton cloth and finished garments. They have higher requirements for cotton quality.

Wang Jian, director of the Kowloon textile office, told the express reporter that what worries them most is the quality of cotton. "Because we are high spinning enterprises, producing high quality products like silk, so the demand for cotton is particularly high." Wang Jian said that they started buying in September, but because of the more rain this year, the moisture content of cotton, including Sheyang, is relatively high. Moreover, some brokers have mixed up the bad seed cotton in pursuit of the biggest profit, and some cotton has not been thoroughly soaked, so they send it to the flower mill. After the seed cotton is processed into lint cotton, the quality is difficult to meet the requirements.

Like Shuang Shan Group, the ginning factory of Kowloon textile is also in a state of shutdown. Cotton ginning has a strong seasonal character. Wang Jian said that the recruitment period of workers is very short, with temporary nature, so there is no big employment problem.

The high price is also a difficult problem for "Kowloon textile". Wang Jian said, fortunately, they ordered a group of moderately priced Xinjiang cotton and cotton.

"At this time of the year, the supply of cotton brokers had long queues outside the company." Wang Jian said this year they are "very interested".