Cotton Production Reduction, Market Loss, Shanxi Cotton Farmers Suffer Two Hardships

From last year's price of 12 yuan per kilogram to 6 yuan per kilogram this year, the cotton price has dropped from "the top of the mountain" to "bottom of the valley".

Plus this year, Yuncheng cotton main production area in some parts of our province.

Cotton production reduction, market price of cotton farmers suffer two hardships

In from November 9th to 10th, when reporters interviewed in Ruicheng and Yongji, they found that the farmers were suffering from the embarrassment of selling cotton.

The village of Yao tou in the town of Mo Nan, Ruicheng County, is a large cotton growing village. The whole village has planted more than 6000 mu of cotton. At present, though the harvest season is coming, cotton farmers are not happy at all.

Sun Daimin, a villager in the village, told reporters that he had planted 50 mu of cotton. Because of too much rain this year, the output declined, and the seed cotton per mu was 150 kilograms.

If placed last year, these cotton have sold almost, but this year has not sold at all.

"Cotton pickup was picked up last year, and someone immediately bought it. The village can see people everywhere. This year it is different. Up to now, no one has bought cotton.

My family has accumulated more than 1 jin of cotton and can not sell it.

Next year I will not grow cotton any more. "

Reporters interviewed found that because of the excessive rain this year, resulting in a significant decline in cotton production, but did not bring price benefits to cotton farmers. On the contrary, cotton purchase price has gone all the way, it is said that the purchase price per kilogram of seed cotton is 6 yuan, which no one has yet to buy.

Some cotton farmers do not want to sell at low prices. Most cotton farmers want to sell but they can not sell. Cotton ginning mills are afraid that the price of cotton products will not rebound and refuse to accept. This embarrassing situation has made many cotton farmers helpless.

Yang Rongguang, the 7 group of Liu Bao Village in South County town of Ruicheng County, wrote an account to reporters: it costs 1300 yuan to grow one mu of cotton into fertilizer, machine farming fees, pesticides, picking fees and land contract fees. He planted 30 acres last year and this year, and last year, 175-200 kg of seed cotton per mu and 11 yuan per kilogram of seed cotton, making about 1500 yuan per mu.

This year, we will not be able to produce 150 kilograms of cotton seeds per mu. We will hire people to pick up the cotton and also manage the rice. If we sell it according to the market conditions this year, we will not be able to get enough capital.

Yang Rongguang said, "if I sell only 3 yuan per catty cotton seed, I will not sell a catty."

Because most cotton growers will have to plant corn next year, cotton prices will rise next year.

A group of Yang Xiaofeng, who has planted 25 mu this year, has only picked 75 kilograms per mu because of the flooding. In his words, "this year it is a big loss." Chen Liangliang, the 5 group, planted 40 mu of cotton and has not sold it yet. He looked at the cotton piled up in the house and said sadly, "I will not grow cotton again!"

Ruicheng's cotton market has not been bought this year.

When the reporter came to a cotton ginning factory in Xu Po village, he found that he had changed several years ago.

I heard that there was a cotton ginning factory in South Town, which was still in operation last year. When the reporter arrived, he found it was "iron general".

On the morning of November 10th, reporters rushed to the town of Yongji in the cotton producing area, and found that many of the ginning plants were closed, and only one cotton ginning factory began to purchase that day.

At the gate of this ginning factory, a cotton grower in Xi'an head village, Qing tou Town, was selling tricycles to cotton. He told reporters in frustration that he had planted 5 mu of cotton and 150 kg of seed cotton per mu. Because of the drop in prices this year, only 6 yuan per kilogram of seed cotton was sold.

At this time, Saline Lake District Jinjing Township Wang Village 14 groups of residents Wang Guisheng heard that the ginning factory began to buy cotton, special trip to inquire.

When asked about the cotton planting situation this year, Wang Guisheng said, "I have eaten all the pains of planting cotton, but this year I have lost all my old books."

Li Po, the boss of the ginning factory in Qing tou Town, said: "the reason why many cotton companies are not buying the scale is mainly because the cotton market is not clear, because the market of cotton has just dropped after processing, and it is worried that the cotton price after processing will not keep up with the purchase price, which will lead to a loss.

Our acquisition today is risking a lot. "