Decline In Cotton Farmers' Income Leads To Reduced Cotton Purchase

< p > overall, under the influence of abnormal weather during spring sowing and peach growing period this year, the cotton planting area in Xinjiang increased, but the total output and yield per unit area decreased. The purchase price of seed cotton was higher and higher than that of the same period last year.

Xinjiang is the largest cotton producing area in China. < a href= "http://www.91se91.com/news/index_s.asp" > cotton market < /a > ups and downs have a great impact on the national cotton market.

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< p > affected by the cotton temporary storage policy, the enthusiasm of cotton growers in Xinjiang has been increasing continuously in recent years.

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< p > according to the preliminary estimates of the Xinjiang Department of agriculture, in 2013, the area of cotton planting in the whole area was about 25 million 379 thousand mu, an increase of 680 thousand mu over the previous year, an increase of 2.8%. However, affected by unfavorable weather and drought this spring and summer, the total output of cotton is about 3 million 500 thousand tons, and the average yield of cotton per hectare is about 116.5 kg per mu, which is less than that of last year.

The head of the Heng Xi cotton industry in Bayin Guo Luo state introduced that the spring sowing in some parts of Korla was postponed to June due to hail and drought, and the sudden high temperature from late July to early August reduced the percentage of cotton sitting peach.

"This year the water shortage is serious, only poured once, the yield per mu seed cotton is only 280 kilograms, more than 100 kilograms less than last year."

The head of HP farm said.

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< p > cotton prices in Xinjiang have gone up and up this year and are basically stable.

According to the monitoring of the Xinjiang Department of agriculture, at the end of August, a few cotton fields in the eastern Xinjiang, Turpan, Akesu, Kashi and other regions began to pick up the cotton seeds. The purchase price of seed cotton from 39% to 40% lint was 8.9 yuan to 9 yuan per kilogram, 0.5 yuan higher than that of the same period last year, and the price is basically stable between 9.1 yuan and 9.2 yuan.

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< p > the Heng Xi cotton industry in bayonkuo state was bought in September 12th. The seed cotton price is 8.7 yuan per kilogram, 0.2 yuan higher than that of last year, and the price rose to 8.8 yuan a day. At present, it is basically maintained at around 9.1 yuan.

"Since last year's processing companies bought and saved the money, they entered the market this year, which led to higher prices. In August 30th, they bought 8.7 yuan per kilogram, which was 0.2 yuan higher than last year, and the price is basically 9.5 yuan per kilogram."

Xinjiang Lihua Cotton Industry Co., Ltd. responsible person said.

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< p > market activity is active, the purchase volume is lower than the same period last year.

Affected by the expected decline in output, new cotton post market processing enterprises actively bought, and some areas appeared panic buying phenomenon, but the purchase volume was significantly lower than the same period last year.

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< p > according to the introduction, in the middle of September, more than a month ago, Heng Xi cotton company acquired more than 5000 tons of seed cotton, less than 3000 tons compared with the same period last year, mainly because of reduced production and more serious buying by enterprises.

Xinjiang Lihua cotton Co., Ltd. this year also significantly reduced the purchase volume, as of October 18th only received 75 thousand tons, a decrease of half over last year.

According to the director of Bayan Guo State Agricultural Bureau, cotton farmers have a higher enthusiasm for selling cotton at present. The cotton in the hands of farmers has basically been sold by half. It is expected that with the gradual decline of temperature in the late period, the cotton farmers' picking and sales will further accelerate.

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< p > production costs increased this year, resulting in a slight decrease in cotton yields.

According to the Xinjiang Department of agriculture, since March, the price of diammonium, urea and compound fertilizer has steadily risen, up 12%, 16% and 8% respectively, and the cost of seed, pesticide and flower picking has increased by 1924.3 yuan this year, an increase of 108.7 yuan over last year. The increase is 6%.

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< p > Bazhou Baotou Lake Farm leader said that cotton prices were slightly higher than last year, but cotton production costs have risen more. This year, the weather has also made up for 1 times to 2 times of water, and the cost of picking flowers has risen from 1.8 yuan per kilogram last year to 2.2 yuan this year. It also needs to control the cost of circulating water, and the income per mu is about 200 yuan less than that of last year.

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< p > local agricultural departments suggest that the state subsidized cotton production policy for Xinjiang only has a subsidy of 15 yuan per mu, and some scale households and open up cotton fields are not within the scope of subsidies. It is hoped that the state can comprehensively consider the factors such as the rising cost of cotton production and stable planting area, and further increase the subsidy to cotton farmers.

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< p > although the state has implemented the temporary purchasing and storage policy for many years in order to protect the interests of < a href= "http://www.91se91.com/news/index_c.asp" > cotton growers < /a >, in the course of implementation of the purchase and storage policy, the standard of purchasing and storing standards is highly influenced by human beings, and some enterprises have a phenomenon of pressure reduction and price reduction.

The Ministry of agriculture research team found that in the field investigation of Bazhou Pratt & Whitney farm, according to the new national standard of cotton introduced this year, it is very difficult for ordinary people to distinguish 31 and 21 grade cotton standard samples with naked eyes.

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< p > because cotton farmers' bargaining power is not strong, the color and linen of cotton are calculated by the buyout companies in most cases, and some enterprises are facing a pressure reduction phenomenon.

"Cotton purchase price is greatly influenced by human factors, and farmers can not see the grading of purchase. The same cotton can be sold at 47% of the clothes a few days ago, and can only be sold at 41% per day, and 6 cents per kilogram."

A Korla Cotton Cooperative leader said excitedly.

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< p > Xinjiang agriculture department believes that the relevant departments of the state should strengthen supervision and management and implement the temporary purchasing and storage policy, so as to protect the interests of farmers.

In addition, considering the high whiteness of cotton in Xinjiang, cotton quality standards and standard products can not be cut across other cotton areas.

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< p > the local agricultural sector reflects that the cotton temporary collection and storage system implemented since 2011 has effectively protected the interests of Xinjiang cotton farmers, stabilized the cotton production and maintained a stable market and promoted the development of the industry. However, the current Pro reserve policy is facing many challenges such as price inversion at home and abroad, increasing pressure from the national finance, < a href= "http://www.91se91.com/" target= "_blank" > textile < /a > limited development of enterprises and so on, so it is necessary to carry out reform and take overall consideration into consideration.

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< p > Li Huishang, Assistant Research Fellow of the Agricultural Information Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, thinks that the pilot project of target price subsidy for cotton is more suitable for the development of cotton industry.

However, if the current temporary purchase and storage policy is abolished, the processing enterprises will have to lower the purchase price. Because of the special planting conditions in Xinjiang, the loss of cotton growers will be the biggest.

Li Huishang believes that when conducting the pilot reform of the regulatory policy, the state should give full consideration to the problems of regional differences, continuity of national policies and regulatory policies, and comprehensively consider the different stakeholders, such as production and processing, to promote the healthy development of the cotton industry.

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