Regional Industry: Jiangxi Cotton Planting Area And Output Achieve Double Growth

According to statistics, the cotton planting area in Jiangxi Province will reach 197000 hectares in 2022, an increase of 78.8%; The output reached 22000 tons, up 26.4%. Both cotton planting area and yield have increased.

In 2022, Jiangxi Province will increase cotton planting policy subsidies and encourage traditional cotton regions to resume cotton planting. The cotton planting area of the province will increase by 78.8% over the previous year, achieving the first increase since 2017. Jiujiang, Yichun and other major cotton production areas actively organized cotton production, effectively promoting cotton seed expansion.

The continuous high temperature and dry weather from July to August last year had a negative impact on the cotton in the flowering and boll setting period, and the cotton planting showed different degrees of yield reduction. Although the yield per unit area decreased, the total cotton output increased by 5000 tons or 26.4% over the previous year due to the expansion of cotton planting area in the province. Jiujiang's cotton output was 17000 tons, up 43.2%; The cotton output in Yichun was 2000 tons, up 14.0%.

(Source: Jiangxi Daily)