In late February, most cotton areas in Xinjiang have gradually entered the spring plowing and sowing preparation period, and agricultural input companies, major cotton growers, cooperatives, etc. have begun to get busy. Farmers in Aksushaya, Keping, Kuqa and other places expect that hand-picked cotton will start in late March to early April at the earliest, while machine-picked cotton will be delayed by more than a week. Judging from the survey, not only the farmland contract fees have increased to a certain extent in 2021, but the prices of chemical fertilizers, mulch films, pesticides, and cotton seeds have increased more significantly than before the Spring Festival, and the physical and chemical investment in cotton planting has increased significantly year-on-year.
Judging from the survey of cotton-growing households in Awati, Shaya, Kuqa and other places, the willingness and enthusiasm for planting long-staple cotton in 2021 have rebounded significantly compared with 2020. The reasons Focusing on the following aspects:
First, the planting area of long-staple cotton in the Aksu region has declined sharply in 2020, and the purchase price of seed cotton has opened higher, and the difference between the purchase price of fine-staple cotton has widened to 1.5 Yuan/kg or more;
Second, long-staple cotton in 2020 is affected by many factors such as weather, cotton seeds, field management, etc., and the yield per unit area is relatively high. Among them, some farmers in Keping and Awati counties It means that the average yield of long-staple cotton reaches 350-400 kg/mu, and the gap between the yield of long-staple cotton and fine-staple cotton continues to narrow. Farmers’ income from growing long-staple cotton is significantly higher than that of fine-staple cotton;
The third is that with the acceleration of land circulation and the unified planting and management of some enterprises and cooperatives, although long cashmere cannot be harvested by machine at present, the situation of large-scale, quality and efficiency improvement has been formed;
Fourth is In 2020/21, domestic supply of long-staple cotton continues to be tight, and the price of long-staple cotton is significantly higher than that of fine-staple cotton, stimulating cotton farmers, cotton processing companies and other aspects to pay attention to and expand the cultivation of long-staple cotton. At present, the net weight quotations of grades 3136 and 3137 in mainland warehouses are 21,800-22,000 yuan/ton and 23,800-24,000 yuan/ton respectively (there are very few sources of goods with lengths of 38 and above), while the net weight quotations of SJV PIMA 21-2 48 in the United States are as high as 27,000-27,300 yuan/ton;
Fifth, restricted by supply and demand, planting area and other conditions, long-staple cotton is less affected by ICE and Zheng cotton from seed cotton acquisition to lint sales, and the price fluctuates The intensity is relatively small, which helps farmers in the Aksu region reduce risks and achieve stable and high returns. </p
