Xinjiang Cotton Harvest Again, The Total Production Is Expected To Reach 5.206 Million Tons

According to the press conference on the development achievements of "agriculture, rural areas and farmers" in the 13th Five Year Plan period and the opening situation of the 14th five year plan, it is learned that the cotton planting area of the whole region this year is expected to reach 37.18 million mu, with a total output of 5.206 million tons. The cotton production in the whole region decreased by 349000 mu, the total output increased by 39600 tons, the quality and benefit were improved continuously, and the cotton production again achieved a bumper harvest.

This year is the year of cotton quality improvement in the autonomous region. The agricultural and rural departments of the whole region focus on the high-quality development of cotton, guide the production layout to concentrate on the superior cotton areas, optimize the cotton variety structure, improve the cotton quality, and promote the double improvement of cotton quality and benefit. The number of cotton varieties with an area of more than 10000 mu decreased from 64 last year to 45.

The agricultural and rural Department of the autonomous region selected 100 agricultural technical personnel to go to 34 cotton planting counties and cities during the key agricultural hours of cotton field management to carry out the full coverage pull net technical service guidance with local agricultural technical personnel. Through guiding farmers to implement key technical measures such as water and fertilizer management and scientific management and control, the agricultural and rural Department of the autonomous region made every effort to do a good job in cotton field management and improve the level of cotton production. According to statistics, the average yield of cotton in this region is expected to reach 139.9 kg / mu this year, an increase of 1.28 kg / mu over the previous year, far exceeding the world average level.

This year, while continuously improving the quality and efficiency of cotton production, the whole region continued to increase the promotion of machine picked cotton, guided the development of large-scale cotton planting, and demonstrated the transformation of cotton production in southern Xinjiang from decentralized management of small-scale farmers to moderate scale operation. It is estimated that the cotton mechanical recovery rate of the whole region (local) will exceed 75%, that of Southern Xinjiang will reach 60%, and that of the whole region will reach more than 80%. The cotton mechanical recovery rate will further increase compared with the previous year.

In terms of price, after the cotton harvest work started this year, cotton prices in the whole region continued to rise, and then fell back slightly. As of October 12, 2222700 tons of seed cotton (fine wool cotton) had been purchased in the whole region. The average purchase price of seed cotton in the region remained high, reaching 10.66 yuan / kg, higher than the same period last year.

(source: Xinjiang Daily)

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