Ministry Of Agriculture: Double Reduction Of Cotton Area And Output In 2014

The decrease of cotton area in China is mainly due to the decrease of cotton area in the mainland. The cotton area in the Yangtze River Basin has dropped by 12.1%, and the the Yellow River basin has decreased by 14.5%.

According to the agricultural sector of the cotton growing areas in the mainland, Hebei's spring sowing area of 7 million 230 thousand Mu was 16.4% lower than that of the same period last year. The cotton area in Jiangsu probably fell below 2 million mu for the first time, about 20% lower than that of last year; more than 10% of the 100 thousand cotton planting counties such as Pengze and Duchang in Jiangxi were reduced, and the area of many large households was reduced by nearly 50%; Huarong county was the first county in Hunan cotton, and the annual cotton area was maintained at about 500 thousand mu.

According to Pan Xiufen, a senior agronomist at the cotton technology extension station of Cangzhou Agricultural Bureau, last year, the cotton planting area in Cangzhou was 1 million 600 thousand mu. The actual cotton planting area is expected to be up to 1 million mu this year.

The Hengshui Jizhou City, Nan Wu Village, the cotton grower river said, 2013

Planted 11 mu, heard that the state canceled cotton temporary storage this year, so only planted 6 acres, next year may not be planted at all.

The responsible comrades of the 5 provincial departments of agriculture also generally believe that the cotton area in the mainland is likely to continue to decline in the future because of the lower efficiency of cotton and the cancellation of the temporary storage policy.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture

Expert analysis, considering population, income growth, export demand and other factors, it is expected that China's cotton consumption will continue to maintain a high level in the future. Meanwhile, the cotton area and output in the mainland are decreasing, and the production will further concentrate on the western cotton region.

The the Yellow River basin and the Yangtze River valley cotton belt have gradually shrunk, and there is a gap between supply and demand in the market. For this year's situation, the state has stopped putting in the cotton reserves, and at the same time, it may strengthen the import and export regulation and make room for the sale of new cotton.

At present, Xinjiang new cotton has begun sporadic listing, and textile enterprises continue to make a small supplement.

Experts suggest that textile enterprises timely arrange the procurement and replenishment of cotton raw materials according to the production schedule.