Local Policy: Xinjiang Cotton Target Price Subsidy And Quality Linked Policy Implementation Plan

　　 Xinjiang cotton target price subsidy and quality linked policy implementation plan (2024-2025)

According to the Notice of the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance on Measures to Improve the Implementation of the Cotton Target Price Policy (FGJG [2023] No. 369), the Notice on Printing and Distributing the Work Points of the Autonomous Region's Cotton and Textile and Garment Industry Development in 2024 (NMLF [2024] No. 1) and the requirements of the Autonomous Region's Party Committee on promoting the military local integration development, This implementation plan is formulated in order to do a good job in the work of linking the target price subsidy and quality of cotton in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (hereinafter referred to as "quality subsidy").

　　 1、 General requirements

Adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Second and Third Plenary Sessions of the 20th Central Committee, further improve the targeted price subsidy policy for cotton in Xinjiang, implement the requirements of "excellent cotton", serve the construction of high-quality cotton and cotton yarn base, and promote the expression of high-quality cotton subsidies and cotton prices in cotton production and circulation.

Quality subsidies will be given to actual cotton growers who meet the standard of high-quality cotton to encourage high-quality cotton production, improve the quality of cotton production and processing, and guide cotton production to large-scale, intensive and intelligent development. We will guide the breeding and improvement of cotton varieties, encourage actual growers and processing enterprises to continuously improve cotton quality, promote the deep integration of digital economy with modern agriculture and modern manufacturing, enhance the competitiveness of Xinjiang's cotton industry, and promote high-quality development of the cotton industry. Unify the quality subsidy standard and quality traceability system of military and civilian cotton, and realize mutual recognition of military and civilian cotton.

　　 2、 Main contents

（1） Implementation mode

The quality subsidy relies on the notarial inspection data, improves the quality traceability system, accurately traces the actual growers of high-quality cotton, realizes the effective correlation of planting, harvesting, acquisition, processing, notarial inspection and other information, and completes the accurate traceability from the results of the lint notarial inspection to the actual growers of cotton. The quality traceability carrier is mainly based on the unique identification code. The fifth, seventh, eighth and twelfth divisions of the Corps in Shawan City of Tacheng, Jinghe County of Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Manas County of Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, and the fifth, seventh, eighth and twelfth divisions of the Corps use chips and unique identification codes for traceability.

（2） Implementation scope

Cotton planting counties (cities, districts) throughout Xinjiang, and cotton planting division cities of the Corps.

（3） Participants

1. Actual cotton growers. The actual cotton growers mainly include the basic farmers, cotton planting workers and agricultural production and operation units entered in the "Xinjiang Cotton Target Price Policy Information Platform" (hereinafter referred to as the "Information Platform"). No requirement for planting area scale will be set. To ensure the basic conditions of quality traceability, the following requirements shall be met:

(1) When planting, the same retroactive plot should be a single variety, planted in accordance with the "Xinjiang Cotton High Quality and High Yield Standardized Production Guidance Program (Trial)", use agricultural films that meet national standards, and do a good job in recycling agricultural films.

(2) During harvesting, it shall be formed machine picked cotton roll with unique identification code or chip for quality traceability. No subsidy will be given for re harvested cotton and landing cotton.

(3) When selling cotton, it should be sold to the cotton processing enterprise whose quality subsidy is publicized, and the enterprise should be informed to print the quality traceability card.

If the cotton sales site combination participates in the quality subsidy, on the premise that the varieties are the same and the quality inspection results of "one test and five determinations" are basically consistent, an agreement can be signed in the quality traceability module of the information platform on a voluntary basis.

It is encouraged to take 500 mu as the minimum traceability unit combination to participate in quality subsidies according to cotton varieties and quality conditions before harvesting.

2. Cotton processing enterprises. To ensure the cotton quality traceability rate, the following requirements shall be met:

(1) The evaluation result of honest operation in the previous year is Grade A or Grade B. The evaluation results of honest operation shall be subject to the results published by the development and reform department.

(2) Having the software and hardware conditions for quality traceability, hanging the plaque of "processing enterprises with cotton target price subsidy and quality linked policy" or posting the results and letter of commitment.

(3) Establish quality traceability account. Establish electronic or paper account for quality traceability of actual cotton growers by household to ensure "one file per household".

（4） Declaration and publicity

The declaration and publicity of quality subsidies are carried out on the information platform and completed simultaneously with the declaration and publicity of the cotton target price policy.

1. Actual cotton growers. The actual cotton growers who meet the conditions for participation can participate in the quality subsidy upon declaration.

2. Cotton processing enterprises. Cotton processing enterprises that meet the conditions for participation can participate in quality subsidies only after declaration, review and publicity. If there is any objection to the results of declaration and publicity, it can appeal to the local development and reform department before August 31 of that year.

（5） Information verification

1. On site confirmation. Cotton processing enterprises shall notify actual cotton growers to confirm on site before processing traceable cotton, and fill in the quality traceability processing site confirmation form in the quality traceability module of the information platform.

2. Information inquiry. The actual cotton growers can log on the information platform to query their personal high-quality cotton information. If they have any objection, they can appeal to the market supervision departments at the county level and the teacher city level.

（6） Subsidy payment

The quality subsidy fund is arranged according to the available cotton target price subsidy fund in the current year. In order to ensure that the quality subsidy is paid on schedule, the deadline for the sale of seed cotton participating in the quality subsidy in the current year is January 31 of the next year, and the deadline for the warehousing of lint cotton is March 15 of the next year.

For fine staple cotton that reaches the "double 29B2" level and above (fiber length is greater than or equal to 29mm, specific breaking strength is greater than or equal to 29cN/tex, micronaire value A level or B2 level), and the length uniformity index is greater than or equal to 82%, it is proposed to pay a quality subsidy of 0.35 yuan/kg (adjust the quality subsidy standard in due course according to the availability of the target price subsidy funds for cotton in the current year).

　　 3、 Division of responsibilities

（1） Office of the Leading Group for Cotton Industry Development: coordinate all work related to military and local cotton quality subsidies; Timely grasp the promotion of quality subsidies, and urge the implementation of cotton quality subsidies; Coordinate and solve major problems in the process of promoting quality subsidies.

（2） Market supervision department: propaganda, training and supervision of quality subsidy policies for cotton processing enterprises; Cotton processing enterprises participate in the handling of objections to basic technical conditions of quality subsidies; Cooperate with the development and reform departments to do a good job in the review, publicity and appeal handling of cotton processing enterprises; Data verification and information summary of high-quality cotton; Carry out enterprise appraisal together with the development and reform department.

（3） Development and reform departments: organize and coordinate relevant departments in the military and local areas to carry out propaganda work; Plan the implementation of quality subsidies; Work together with the market supervision department to do a good job in the review, publicity and appeal handling of cotton processing enterprises; Organize and carry out the evaluation of high-quality cotton information; According to the data of high-quality cotton, put forward suggestions on the allocation of quality subsidy funds.

（4） Financial department: standardize the management of quality subsidy funds; Strengthen the publicity of quality subsidy fund cashing; Ensure timely and full payment of subsidy funds.

（5） Agricultural and rural sectors: publicity, training and interpretation of the quality subsidy policy for actual cotton growers; Before cotton harvesting, supervise the actual cotton growers to implement the key quality control measures in the harvest period; Review of chip pilot cotton pickers; Organize the publicity, training and guidance of cotton planting policies and technologies.

　　 4、 Safeguard measures

（1） Raise awareness and unify ideas. All regions should fully understand the importance of quality subsidies for promoting large-scale and intensive production of Xinjiang cotton, promoting high-quality development of Xinjiang cotton industry, helping rural revitalization, deepening Xinjiang cotton target price subsidy policy, and ensuring the orderly development of quality subsidies.

（2） Overall planning and careful organization. All localities should promote the quality subsidy work as a whole, grasp the work progress and existing problems in a timely manner, and ensure that all aspects of the work are implemented in place. All relevant departments should give full play to their functions, strictly implement the division of responsibilities, strengthen communication and coordination, carry out supervision and inspection, steadily promote the implementation, and form a working mechanism of linkage and joint management.

（3） Publicity first, guidance first. All localities should do a good job in publicizing quality subsidies and guiding public opinion, and enhance the enthusiasm of actual cotton growers and cotton processing enterprises to participate. Encourage the formation of industrial alliances in planting and processing links, support land transfer, shareholding, trusteeship and other forms, and form scale effects. Vigorously enhance the influence of Xinjiang cotton brands, and increase the promotion and application of the standard certification system.

（4） Strict discipline and strict responsibility. All regions should strengthen the management of quality subsidies to ensure that the procedures are standardized, the audit is strict, the traceability is accurate, and the distribution is accurate. In the process of promoting the quality subsidy, the administrative departments at all levels shall not charge any fees from the participants by virtue of the quality subsidy.

Detailed Rules for Xinjiang Cotton Target Price Subsidy Linked to Quality

Chapter I Work Objectives

Article 1 In order to implement the cotton target price subsidy and quality linked policy (hereinafter referred to as "quality subsidy"), the detailed rules of work are formulated in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Implementation Plan of Xinjiang Cotton Target Price Subsidy and Quality linked Policy (2024-2025) and the Measures for the Administration of the Evaluation of the Integrity Operation of Cotton Processing Enterprises.

Article 2 These Rules are applicable to actual cotton growers, cotton picker managers and cotton processing enterprises engaged in activities related to cotton quality subsidies within Xinjiang. The managers of cotton pickers include the owners and actual operators of cotton pickers.

Article 3 The actual cotton growers, cotton picker managers, and cotton processing enterprises that participate in activities related to cotton quality subsidies shall do a good job in planting management, machine picking, seed cotton purchase inspection, processing information management, and quality information traceability.

　　 Chapter II Working Procedures

Article 4 The actual cotton growers shall participate in the quality subsidies in their real names.

Agricultural production and operation units shall specify the allocation method of quality subsidy funds in the articles of association.

Article 5 In areas where embedded chips are used as traceability carriers, the managers of cotton pickers may, on a voluntary basis, submit an application form for cotton pickers to participate in quality traceability to the local agricultural and rural departments before August 31.

After the review, the cotton picker manager shall install the cotton picker tracing equipment to ensure that the information such as the location of the cotton picker, the operation time, and the identity of the cotton farmer is uploaded to the information platform in real time, and the embedded chips of the cotton packaging film are associated.

Article 6 Cotton processing enterprises shall assign special personnel to take charge of quality subsidies. The staff responsible for quality subsidy shall participate in quality subsidy training in their real names, master the operating specifications of quality subsidy cotton processing, and establish a quality traceability account.

The quality traceability account shall be kept in one file for each household and stored separately. The quality traceability account includes the identification data of the actual cotton grower, the unique identification code for quality traceability, the on-site confirmation form for the quality traceability processing of the actual cotton grower, the purchase invoice, the inspection sheet, the weighing sheet, etc.

Article 7 When purchasing cotton processing enterprises, they shall ensure that each machine picked cotton roll has a unique identification code or chip tracking carrier. The tracing carrier should be complete and clear, consistent with the actual cotton grower information. If the tracing carrier information is missing, wrong, ambiguous and unreadable, the cotton processing enterprise shall take remedial measures such as supplementary hanging and make registration.

Article 8 Cotton processing enterprises shall ensure that the quality of cotton is traceable to the placement and processing of cotton by household, category, variety and grade. The cotton roll shall be placed to meet the fire safety requirements.

The cotton involved in the quality traceability by combination shall be placed and processed according to the combination members on the premise that the varieties are the same and the quality inspection results of "one trial and five determinations" are basically consistent.

Article 9 Cotton processing enterprises shall notify the actual cotton growers to confirm on site and retain relevant materials before tracing the processing quality of cotton.

If the cotton processing enterprise fails to fulfill the notification obligation or commitment, resulting in economic losses to the actual cotton growers, the cotton processing enterprise shall bear the costs on its own; If the actual cotton grower fails to make on-site confirmation as required by the notice, it shall be deemed that he has no objection to the processing results.

Article 10 When opening films and feeding flowers, cotton processing enterprises shall use scanning equipment or chip reading equipment to read the information of the machine picked cotton roll. The quality traceability code shall be printed together with the cotton bar code and hung at the prominent position of the wrapped cotton. Tracing information of machine picked cotton roll and lint bar code shall be consistent.

Article 11 In the process of processing, if the barcode machine cannot work normally, the cotton processing enterprise shall stop processing immediately, remove the fault in time and make records.

If the fault cannot be eliminated in time due to special circumstances, it shall be reported to the local market supervision department immediately. After the report and confirmation, the processing can be continued and the tracing record shall be made. After the tracing equipment returns to normal, the barcode shall be printed in time.

Article 12 A newly established cotton processing enterprise that has passed the basic technical inspection and has the conditions for quality traceability may participate in the work of quality subsidies.

Cotton processing enterprises that have not applied for the publication of the target price policy for cotton for three consecutive years will not participate in the work of quality subsidies.

Article 13 The actual cotton growers who participate in the quality traceability before harvesting shall complete the application for the establishment of the traceability unit before August 31 of the current year, and the information of the traceability unit cannot be modified after September. If there are seed cotton sales records, member information cannot be modified.

　　 Chapter III Enterprise Evaluation

Article 14 After the completion of the quality subsidy work in the current year, the market supervision department, together with the development and reform department, shall evaluate the performance of the quality traceability obligation of the cotton processing enterprises participating in the quality subsidy.

After the actual cotton growers have verified the information of high-quality cotton, they can evaluate the cotton processing enterprises on the information platform.

Article 15 The market supervision department shall order a cotton processing enterprise to make corrections in case of any of the following circumstances:; If it fails to correct within the time limit, the quality subsidy work of the current year shall be suspended:

1. The enterprise fails to hang the plaque of quality traceability enterprise in a conspicuous position or fails to post the publicity results and letter of commitment;

2. In the process of cotton purchase and processing, the machine picked cotton rolls are not placed and processed separately according to different actual cotton growers, categories, varieties and grades;

3. It is found that the machine picked cotton roll identification code is missing, wrong, ambiguous and other reasons can not be identified or the chip carrier information is missing, wrong and other reasons can not be read, and remedial measures are not taken, resulting in the cotton can not be traced;

4. When the quality tracing equipment fails to work normally, it fails to report to the local market supervision department in time;

5. Other circumstances that affect the normal development of quality subsidies without causing serious consequences.

Article 16 A cotton processing enterprise shall not participate in the work of quality subsidies in the next year if, without proper reasons, the following circumstances occur and the circumstances are serious:

1. The seed cotton purchase data was not uploaded in real time, which made it impossible to print the traceability identification code;

2. When purchasing seed cotton, no identification code was printed or chip carrier information was read from the machine picked cotton roll participating in quality subsidy;

3. During seed cotton processing, the scanning gun or chip reading device was not used to read the information of machine picked cotton roll, and the information was not associated with the processing lint information;

4. Intentionally input false information or tamper with information during cotton purchase and processing, resulting in inconsistent tracing information with the actual situation;

5. The traceability rate is less than 95%, which affects the normal development of quality traceability;

6. Failure to complete the processing and warehousing of quality subsidized cotton before March 15 of the next year;

7. Other circumstances that seriously affect the normal operation of quality subsidies.

Article 17 Where actual cotton growers, managers of cotton pickers and cotton processing enterprises adulterate and obtain quality subsidy funds, their illegal income shall be recovered and their eligibility for subsidy shall be revoked; If a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be investigated.

Article 18 The Market Supervision Bureau, the Development and Reform Commission, the Department of Finance, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the Autonomous Region, the Market Supervision Bureau, the Development and Reform Commission, the Finance Bureau and the Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the Corps shall be responsible for the interpretation of these Rules in accordance with their terms of reference.

Article 19 These Rules shall be implemented as of the date of promulgation.

(Source: China Cotton Association)