Global Textile Network July 24 hearing from the Agriculture Department of Hubei Province was informed that the Bureau of Statistics approved by the province, the province's cotton acreage this year to 691.67 million, year-on-year reduction of 123 million, more than 15% decline. Agriculture Department cotton expert analysis Yi Xiang States, especially cotton production last year, prices fell sharply at the same time the impact of lower returns种棉farmers, a result of better cost-effectiveness of food and 　　　　other crops.
　　One of the main cotton-producing areas of Tianmen, 40 farmers of the cotton income survey亩均last year, cotton 674.1 yuan output value, excluding the labor input,亩均net income of 140.93 yuan,亩均over the previous year net income of 1,015.63 yuan to reduce the 874.7 yuan, a decrease of 86.1%. If the calculation of labor inputs, farmers lost more than 100 yuan per mu. The main reason, first, significant reduction in yield, a decrease of 34.7%; Second, a significant decline in price; Third, a substantial increase in agricultural costs.
　　According to the Ministry of Agriculture estimated that last year, rice, wheat, maize crop in three亩均net income 136 yuan, 31 yuan over the previous year decline in cotton was reduced 483 yuan per mu. Before and after the Spring Festival this year, the state introduced the policy will be rice, wheat significantly increase the minimum purchase price, two-phase trade-offs, and more farmers to stimulate enthusiasm for growing grain.
Decline in cotton area may be a good thing
According to Agriculture Department data showed that the cotton price fell sharply last year, the impact of the current cotton growing area of the province's 691.67 million, year-on-year reduction of 123 million, more than 15% decline. ; How to rationally look at this set of figures, this reporter interviewed specifically the Agriculture Department deputy head of Agricultural Technology Extension Station, cotton experts Xiang Yi country. "Decline in cotton acreage for cotton farmers is a good thing, means that the income might go up."快人快语Xiang Yi. Acreage is not only a decline in the province, the country as a whole, but also a substantial decline of 11.8% decline. More importantly, the import has been an important base of the United States, cotton acreage has declined, and fell to 4%. This means that this year's cotton supply will be substantially reduced.
Another good news is that after a united response, began to pick up cotton spinning enterprises. Data show that the first half of cotton spinning enterprise in our province over the size of the basis of profitability last year, representing an increase of double-digit profits. Domestic cotton spinning enterprises are also probably the case. However, the current cotton growing and is not optimistic. Xiang Yi country to remind the majority of cotton farmers, it is necessary to seize the opportunity to do a good job in field management.
By delayed harvest前茬, continuous low temperature in late May and June rain affected by factors such as high temperature and drought, this year's cotton crop is the worst year in recent years, more than half a month to postpone childbearing period. The past, this time an average of two peach cotton, but very few of this year. Cotton at the same time not take up shelf to mid-July, the branches of small firms have not yet closed, still see open land. July is the period of cotton growth wang, but the current drought, effect hard to play, from the risks Leiling. At the same time, drought-induced Whitefly, Red Spider, Spodoptera litura, such as to shorten the breeding cycle, algebra increasing pressure to increase pest and disease control.
In spite of this, Yi Xiang remains to remind the country can not afford to lose the confidence of farmers. He said that as long as do drought, fertilization, such as management, appropriate to topping until mid-August, there is still hope that a good harvest.