China Cotton Association Predicts Cotton Output In 2010

　 Released in December 23rd, November 2010 survey statistics show that this year is expected nationwide. cotton The total output was 6 million 650 thousand tons, an increase of 20 thousand tons over October, but 2.1% less than that of last year. 。

China Cotton Association said that the light and temperature conditions of most cotton regions in November were good for cotton picking. After the middle and late days, cotton in most parts of the country had stopped growing. Because of the fine weather at the late growth stage, the growth of cotton has improved, and the output is expected to increase slightly in some areas than in October.

According to the survey, cotton picking is relatively concentrated now, and the picking speed is accelerated. As of the end of November, cotton picking in the the Yellow River River Basin and the northwest inland cotton area has basically been completed. Some cotton sown in the Yangtze River Valley has not been picked yet. The average picking rate in the whole country is 94.8%, which is 3.4 percentage points slower than the same period.

　　 China Cotton Association It is said that the price of cotton has dropped sharply in November due to factors such as the state's stable price policy and so on. Unginned cotton Takeover prices fell rapidly, cotton farmers reluctant to sell psychological aggravation, enterprises dare not open acquisitions, selling into a stalemate. The national average sale progress rate was 70.2%, slowing down 12.4 percentage points compared with the same period last year, and the average selling price of cotton farmers was 10.93 yuan / kg, down 2.6% compared to the same period, up 51.9% from the same period last year.