Cotton Market: There Are Policy Subsidies, But Cotton Farmers Are Still Hard To Maintain.

Looking at the pile of cotton in the yard, Zhu Guo Ping, a farmer in the village of tmac village in Kuche Town, Kuche, Akesu, is not happy, but eyebrows are locked: "the price is too low, not enough Ben!"

"Global cotton looks at China and China Cotton sees Xinjiang".

This year, the main cotton producing areas in Xinjiang, natural disasters caused a reduction in production, purchasing prices continued to decline, the "white industry" is facing unprecedented challenges.

In the Awati County of Akesu, the cotton was basically picked and cotton stalks swaying in the wind.

"This year's cotton has been fixed, even the loan is not up!" farmer Guma Yiming face helpless, "first cotton growth period high temperature, water shortage, cause flowers and bolls to fall off, in September, even after several heavy rain, production greatly reduced."

Affected by climate change, his home cotton yield per mu this year is only 170 kilograms, almost half cut.

At the end of October, the research group of China Cotton Association went to Xinjiang to investigate. The result shows that the quality of new cotton has dropped down this year.

Affected by many factors such as low textile demand, poor quality of new cotton and low price of imported cotton yarn, the number of customers in Xinjiang decreased significantly compared with previous years.

In recent years, China's cotton market has fluctuated greatly, especially in Xinjiang, the phenomenon of "selling cotton is difficult".

In order to protect the interests of cotton farmers, the cotton has been temporarily implemented for 3 consecutive years since 2011.

It has played an important role in stabilizing domestic cotton production and protecting the interests of farmers.

But at the same time, it also causes domestic and foreign cotton prices to hang upside down, and the cost of raw materials in the downstream textile industry remains high.

In order to solve the predicament of the "white industry", in 2014, the central government decided to implement the pilot project of cotton target price reform in Xinjiang. 60% of the central subsidy fund was supplementation according to the cotton planting area, and 40% according to the actual situation.

Fill it up.

But the "area + sale" subsidy has a large workload and a high administrative cost.

Since September this year, the subsidy mode has been adjusted, and 90% of the funds are mainly subsidized according to the actual sales volume.

The eighth division of the Xinjiang production and Construction Corps is 150 regiment.

In the past, the average yield per mu reached more than 300 kilograms, and the best this year is about 250 kilograms. The output has come down, but the prices of agricultural machinery, pesticide and fertilizer are all rising.

Many growers have been busy for a year, and even have failed to keep their books.

according to

Cotton Association statistics, this year cotton planting area of 33 million mu, down 9.5% compared with last year.

Affected by the weather, the cotton yield per unit area has decreased. Cotton production is estimated to be between 15% and 20% this year, and the cotton output in the whole region is estimated to be between 3 million 800 thousand and 4 million tons.

Despite subsidies, many cotton growers say that this year's income is not as good as last year due to natural disasters.

Zhang Wenjun, a cotton grower in Cha and special Township, Fengxian County, has planted 1094 mu of cotton this year. "The cost of collecting 2.3 yuan per kilogram is artificially picked up. The average selling price is only 5.3 yuan / kilogram. Even if there is a subsidy, the income of this year is still in the bottom."

Beginning in late September, cotton purchasing enterprises in Kuche County started to scale up one after another, and the purchase price was about 5.1 yuan per kilogram, which was about one yuan lower than last year's kilogram.

Zhu Guoping planted 610 mu of cotton this year. Although the price is low, he sold part of it. "There is no way to pick up the cost and pay the loan. Some of the remaining part hopes to sell a good price."

But the price of cotton, which is like "swallowing water", has eaten up his last hope. "Wait, no, you can't sell it!" Zhu Guoping said with great force.