The Better The Cotton Growing In Sheyang County, The More Worried The Cotton Farmers Are.

　　 First, cotton Production situation. According to the survey, the cotton area in Sheyang County decreased in June compared with the same period last year.

1. Cotton planting area. By the end of May, the whole county, including wheat and cotton, had all been transplanted and the annual cotton area was basically determined. There was no increase or decrease in June. According to the investigation caliber of County Cotton Association, the actual planting area of cotton in this county is only 170 thousand mu this year, a decrease of 30 thousand mu compared with the previous year and a decrease of 15%.

2. Transplanting progress. Intercropping cotton The initial time of transplanting, although some cotton growers started in late April, most cotton farmers chose to start the summer after the relatively stable weather conditions and better seedling conditions, and basically ended in May 15th. The cumulative progress accelerated by 6.3 percentage points. After the wheat mature cotton, due to the mature period of the preceding crops and the less area, the transplanting ended in May 31st, and the time was 6 days earlier.

3, the density is stable. According to the survey, the cotton planting area covered by plastic mulching was 83 thousand mu, accounting for 49% of the total cotton planting area. The area of cotton planted in open field is 87 thousand mu, accounting for 51%. Increased and reduced by 9 percentage points compared with the same period last year. The density of transplanting was 1560 and 1620 respectively, and the weighted average density was 1590 plants, which was basically the same as that of 1587 last year.

4, the situation of Miao. Sheyang County planting station gathered the survey of seedling situation of each town district agricultural technology center in June 25th. In June, the cotton seedling condition of the whole county grew better, and the indicators were better than 2012, and better than the same period last year. According to the comprehensive calculation of the proportion of different transplanting methods, the county cotton association has an average height of 35.8 cm, 10.5 centimeters and 2.4 centimeters higher than that of the same period in 2013 and 2012 (the same below); 12.52 main stem leaves, 2.14 and 1.51, respectively, and 4.47 branches, 2.14 and 0.8, respectively.

　　 Two. Cotton grower Mentality. During the conversation with cotton farmers, investigators of the County Cotton Association learned that the better the cotton growing, the more mindless the cotton farmers were.

One is worried that cotton prices will not sell well this year. According to the current market price, even if the price of cottonseed can be stabilized at the previous year's level, the price of cotton seeds per catty can only be around 3.5 yuan, which is reduced by 0.52 yuan over the average selling price of 4.02 yuan over the previous year. If market prices continue to fall, the price of seed cotton will drop by 0.18 yuan per ton of lint per 1000 yuan. At present, the price subsidies for cotton farmers in the mainland are not clear. If we continue, it will be difficult for cotton farmers to sell a good price this year.

Two, we worry about a significant drop in cotton yields. This year, despite the beginning of cotton seedling and the end of transplanting, the price of fertilizer has steadily decreased. Especially for urea, the price of some varieties dropped by more than 20% over the same period, but the cost of seed and labor increased considerably. Cotton growers reflect that the prices of cotton varieties purchased this year have increased and their weight has decreased. The actual cost of seed use has increased by 8% over the same period. The increase in the unit price of self employment and hired helpers was also over 10% and 20% respectively. When the county cotton association tracked the price changes of production materials, the price of chemical fertilizer had stopped rising in late June. Moreover, according to many years' investigation, the input of agricultural materials in cotton production is less than 1/4 of the total cost. Therefore, cotton farmers worry about the decline in earnings.

Three, we hope that our country will have more good policies to benefit cotton farmers. According to the cotton farmers' reflection, there are three main points: first, the government should increase the regulation and control of cotton prices. In order to better maintain the order of the cotton market and prevent fluctuations in cotton prices, we should safeguard the interests of cotton farmers from the system. Second, expand the scope of cotton direct subsidy. On the basis of pilot projects in Xinjiang, the policy coverage will be expanded so that the National Cotton Subsidy Policy will benefit all cotton farmers. Third, we hope to have a minimum purchase price. Cotton farmers believe that after the implementation of the cotton target price reform, the government should not make unified pricing, but from the current situation analysis, it can not be completely determined by the buyout enterprises. Therefore, it is hoped that the state can formulate a minimum purchase price just like protecting the interests of the grain farmers so that cotton farmers can have a good idea of it, so as to better boost confidence in cotton planting and stabilize cotton planting.