Xinjiang's cotton production increased by 14.5%, net profit per acre dropped sharply

According to the statistics of the Xinjiang Autonomous Regional Bureau of Statistics, in 2011, Xinjiang sown an area of ​​24.57 million mu of cotton, an increase of 2.66 million mu over the previous year, an increase of 12%. The estimated total output reached 2.84 million tons, an increase of 14.5%; the average yield of lint is 108.68 kg, which is higher than The annual actual yield increased by 15.32 kg.

From the beginning of September 2011, all new cotton around Xinjiang opened one after another. The purchase price of seed cotton was higher, and the price of cotton by-products such as cottonseeds and short velvet was less than half that in 2010. With the market, the sales price of lint cotton had fallen below 19,800 yuan/ton. Reserve price.

For cotton farmers, the total cost of cotton per acre in 2011 was 1694.21 yuan, an increase of 288.7 yuan over the previous year of 1405.51 yuan, an increase of 20.54%.

In 2011, the net profit and cash income per mu were 587.75 yuan and 1113.79 yuan respectively, down by 48.53% and 33.56% respectively from the previous year.

In addition, combined with the service costs, labor costs, and land costs included in the increase in the cost of cotton in 2011, most cotton backbone companies still hope that the state will introduce the criteria for acquisition and processing of cotton pickers as soon as possible.

Support the machine-picking cotton industry, support machine-picking cotton storage, increase the promotion of machine-picking cotton, in order to facilitate cotton product management and reduce production costs.