Since April, cotton farmers in many areas of Anhui have taken advantage of the fine weather to step up their nutritional harvesting of seeds. Up to now, the work of nutritious seed planting has basically been completed, and cotton farmers are expected to start transplanting work in mid-to-late May.
Dongzhi
Recently, the Dongzhi area of Anhui Province has been experiencing mostly fine weather, and cotton farmers have taken advantage of the fine weather to make pot seeds. At present, most local cotton farmers have completed the preliminary work of planting seeds. A local cotton farmer said that this year cotton is mainly planted next to the rapeseed field. The cotton seedlings are transplanted when the rapeseed is harvested. This saves the labor of moving and transporting bowls, effectively reduces the risk of cotton seedlings being damaged during transportation, and improves the survival rate of cotton seedlings. At present, rapeseed is not yet mature, and the harvest is expected to take about 20 days. The transplanting of cotton seedlings will start in mid-May.
As for textile companies, cotton and cotton yarn futures have fallen sharply recently, and market pessimism has increased. Textile companies and traders have a strong willingness to ship goods and withdraw funds, and continue to maintain rigid demand for raw material procurement to replenish their stocks. Although the market outlook is uncertain, local cotton companies do not have much cotton in hand and are not in a hurry to repay bank loans, so the quotations are still strong. As of April 27, the local price of good-quality grade 3 lint cotton is 22,200-22,300 yuan/ton, and the price of grade 4 is 21,500 yuan/ton.
Anqing
After the Tomb Sweeping Day holiday, the temperature in Anqing, Anhui Province gradually rose, and local cotton farmers took advantage of the fine weather to carry out cotton seed planting. As of April 20, the local nutrition seed work has been completed. Currently, local cotton seeds have begun to emerge. Although there have been thunderstorms in recent days, it has no impact on the cotton seedlings and the cotton seedlings are growing well. It is understood that this year, the overall emergence rate of cotton nutrient bowls is over 80%, and the emergence rate in greenhouses is over 90%. It is expected that in a few days, cotton seedlings will be transplanted or cotton seeds will be sown mechanically in the vacant land.
Wuwei
In late April, the cotton seed planting work in Wuwei area of Anhui Province has been completed. The main work of cotton farmers is seedbed management. Due to the good local weather, most of the cotton seedlings are whole seedlings. . In addition, due to the impact of the epidemic and downstream consumption, local textile companies are under greater operating pressure. In addition, transportation in some areas is slow, and the startup rate of companies is low. The person in charge of a local textile company said that the current sales price of cotton yarn is between 29,000-30,000 yuan/ton.
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