Since late March, most cotton areas in Kashgar, Aksu and other places have gradually entered the sowing stage. Due to the recent suitable temperature and good soil moisture, spring sowing of long-staple cotton in Awati, Bachu, Yuepuhu County and other places has begun. Also unfold in advance.
From a survey of some individual farmers and cooperatives, the trend of long-staple cotton planting area in 2022 is relatively obvious, especially in Kashgar, Korla, etc. Areas where long-staple cotton planting continued to decrease or even exit in the past two years are showing signs of recovery this year. Cotton farmers in Awati and Shaya counties said that although the recent comprehensive escalation of epidemic prevention and control has had some impact on the procurement and transportation of agricultural materials, the actual impact is not significant. It is expected that long-staple cotton sowing will basically be completed before April 15, and the overall situation may be relatively small. More than 3 days in advance in 2021.
As for the reasons for the increase in long-staple cotton planting area in 2022, there are the following factors: First, the average purchase price of long-staple cotton seed cotton in 2021/22 is high The price of fine-staple cotton is 4-4.5 yuan/kg (normally higher than about 2-3 yuan/kg), which is more attractive to farmers; secondly, the yield of long-staple cotton in some cotton areas has increased, and with long-staple cotton machines The promotion of cotton extraction is accelerating, and farmers have strong expectations for increasing and generating income from growing long-staple cotton. According to feedback from several individual farmers in Keping, Awati and other places, it is common for long-staple cotton yields to reach about 350 kilograms per unit area in 2021; third, the current price quotations of Xinjiang long-staple cotton grade 3139 in Jiangsu, Shandong and other inland banks are concentrated at 54,500-54,500- 55,000 yuan/ton, which is not only significantly higher than that of fine lint cotton, but also the price is very stable and is not affected by the fluctuations of Zheng cotton; fourth, since 2022, the cotton areas in the southwestern and western United States have continued to suffer from drought (such as California and Texas). etc.), the farm abandonment rate is expected to increase by more than 5% year-on-year. Therefore, it is relatively difficult to stabilize or increase the Pima cotton planting area, and textile companies will become more dependent on domestically produced long-staple cotton. </p
