Dezhou'S Cotton Planting Area Will Be Reduced By 25% This Year.

By the end of February, National Development and Reform Commission And other departments announced the "2012 cotton temporary purchase and storage plan", 2012 cotton purchase and storage price of 20400 yuan / ton, an increase of 600 yuan / ton compared with the previous year. According to the survey of Cotton Association of Dezhou city in Shandong Province, because of the limited price increase, the cotton planting area of Dezhou will be reduced by 25% this year.

Dezhou has been affected by rainy weather for 2010 consecutive years in 2011. If there is no natural calamity in 2012, according to the calculation of 260 kg of cotton seed yield per mu in normal years, the direct cost of seed cotton is 480 yuan / mu (no labor cost is calculated), and the yield of Mu is 1548 yuan. Compared with grain production, the cotton seed yield per Mu is less than 100 yuan.

according to Dezhou Cotton Association Investigation shows that the increase of 600 yuan per ton of storage price has limited effect on raising farmers' enthusiasm for planting cotton. Part of the white stubble left by farmers in the winter will grow chili and other higher yielding cash crops. Dezhou city except Xiajin county because of the old road in the Yellow River suitable for planting cotton, cotton field area smaller decline, other counties and cities have declined sharply, it is estimated that the cotton area in 2012 will be reduced by about 25%.

Dezhou is located in the northwest plain of Shandong Province, with a total population of 5 million 610 thousand (4 million 10 thousand of the agricultural population) and 8 million 100 thousand mu of arable land. Dezhou is a traditional cotton producing area. Since the yuan and Ming Dynasties, it has been planting cotton for hundreds of years, and its soil and climate are suitable for cotton growing. Over the years, farmers have accumulated rich experience in planting cotton. Since the founding of new China, cotton has been the main cash crop of the city, and is also an important source of income for farmers. After the third Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee, the area of cotton planting increased rapidly. From 1978 to 1984, cotton production increased at an annual rate of 1 million mu, and reached its peak in 1984. The cotton planting area in the city was 4 million 910 thousand mu. The total amount of cotton production was 435 thousand tons in that year, accounting for 1/4 of Shandong and 1/14 of the whole country. In recent years, the area of cotton in this city is between 200-300 mu, and its output is 15-25 tons.

Since the early 80s of last century, it has been accompanied by High yield and good harvest of cotton The cotton processing and purchasing enterprises in Dezhou developed rapidly. By the beginning of 90s, 85 cotton processing plants reached the city (including 67 supply and marketing cooperatives, 6 agricultural sector and 2 townships), 121 cotton purchasing stations, 23 thousand employees, and nearly 500 thousand tons of cotton processing and purchasing capacity. During that period, cotton processing enterprises brought glory to the supply and marketing cooperative system and became one of the main sources of Finance for the local government. During the heyday of cotton production in 80s, the output value of cotton accounted for about 40% of the total output value of the city, and cotton income accounted for 60% of the total income of the farmers. The profits and taxes provided by the cotton industry accounted for 35% of the total revenue. The output value of cotton processing and textile industry accounted for 40% of the total industrial output value of the city. Cotton flower had a profound impact on the local economic and social development.