my country is the world’s largest cotton consumer and the second largest cotton producer. The supply and marketing cooperative system is the main channel for purchasing and selling cotton in my country, accounting for more than half of the market share. Under the guidance of standardization and intelligent industry standards, cotton planting, processing, and sales are also undergoing new changes.
Yuli County in Xinjiang is a high-quality commercial cotton production county in the country. At present, 1.25 million acres of cotton have entered the final harvest period, and large cotton pickers are roaring in the fields. Shuttle, a cotton bale weighing 2 tons can be produced every 10 minutes. They are nicknamed “golden eggs” by cotton farmers. Cotton farmers don’t have to worry about it. These bulky “golden eggs” are automatically harvested and packaged by the cotton picking machine.
Jin Jianfei, a cotton farmer in Tongqike Village, Xingping Township, Yuli County, Xinjiang: The yield per mu has increased by 70 to 80 kilograms compared with previous years. This year’s harvest is very good.
Different from traditional cotton planting and management methods, this batch of cotton is grown in strict accordance with the requirements of the “China Cotton Production Management Standards”. In seed selection, fertilization, and agronomic operations, All aspects of the process are recorded. Multi-function seeders, global satellite navigation systems, drones, and large-scale cotton pickers are applied in sequence according to the production process, with mechanized and intelligent control of the entire production process.
Wang Jianhong, deputy director of the Agricultural Materials and Cotton and Linen Bureau of the All-China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives and vice president of the China Cotton Association: The China Cotton Association released the “China Cotton Production “Management Standards”, involving the entire cotton and textile industry chain. We hope to promote high-quality and sustainable development of my country’s cotton industry through the implementation of the China Cotton Sustainable Development Project.
Ma Shen, head of Bazhou integrated operations of China Cotton Xinjiang Company: Adopting the model of “leading enterprises + cooperatives + farmers”, the cumulative area of orders signed this year is about 114 10,000 acres, radiating about 20,000 farmers.
While the production mode is changing, the National Cotton Trading Market of the Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives has given full play to its role as a comprehensive service platform for standardized trading of national commodity cotton, focusing on planting, purchasing, and processing. , warehousing, inspection, outgoing warehouse to textile enterprise procurement and other aspects to enhance the competitiveness of cotton. Every bale of cotton ginning at the ginnery factory will have a unique “ID card” – a cotton quality traceability system barcode.
Ji Bo, regional manager of the National Cotton Trading Market: The cotton bale barcode contains the delivery date, enterprise code, name, delivery method, cotton farmer information, etc. All data will be uploaded to the national cotton trading market big data platform.
From a market perspective, according to the monitoring data analysis of the China Cotton Association, orders from large and medium-sized textile companies are relatively sufficient, which will drive an increase in cotton consumption from 2020 to 2021. National cotton consumption was 8.1 million tons, an increase of 5.9% from the previous year. Judging from the progress, the new cotton harvest will basically end in mid-November. The total cotton output this year will remain at around 5.9 million tons, and the cotton supply is stable.
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