China News Agency, Urumqi, October 14 (Reporter Qi Yaping) The reporter learned from a press conference held by the Xinjiang Information Office on the 14th that in 2021, the cotton plantation area in Xinjiang will be 37.18 million mu, and the output is expected to reach about 5.2 million tons; The promotion of machine-picked cotton is expected to exceed 75%.

　　Xu Tao, member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Xinjiang Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, introduced the effectiveness of the development of agriculture, rural areas and farmers during the 13th Five-Year Plan in Xinjiang and the start of the 14th Five-Year Plan. Optimize the structure of cotton varieties and improve cotton quality.

Xinjiang’s cotton output in 2020 will reach 5.161 million tons, accounting for 87.3% of China’s total output, and the unit yield is 2.6 times the world average, forming a pattern of “world cotton looks at China, and Chinese cotton looks at Xinjiang”.

　　This year, Xinjiang has comprehensively promoted cotton quality improvement. The number of cotton varieties with more than 10,000 mu has been reduced from 64 in the previous year to 45. Cotton continues to be concentrated in advantageous areas, and there are more than 1.62 million mu of cotton fields without water protection and fruit-cotton intercropping.

From the perspective of harvest and purchase, this year's cotton has achieved a bumper harvest, and the purchase price is at a high level.

　　In early September of this year, the Xinjiang Development and Reform Commission, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the Market Supervision Administration jointly issued a notice on regulating the collection and processing of cotton in Xinjiang, proposing to standardize the market behavior of seed cotton purchases, further improve the price formation mechanism for seed cotton, and increase Xinjiang cotton Quality helps the high-quality development of the cotton industry.

Nowadays, Xinjiang's cotton planting areas located in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains are doing their best to harvest new cotton, and cotton purchases are also being carried out in an orderly manner.

　　The cotton farmer Amal Simai in Xinhe County, Xinjiang grows more than 600 acres of cotton. “I use a large cotton picker to harvest cotton, and it can be harvested within a few days, which greatly saves costs. According to this year’s output and prices, For seeds, fertilizers and other expenses, I can make a profit of about RMB 320,000 this year, and my income is much higher than last year.” Amar Smail said, “I have grown cotton for many years, and mechanized cotton cultivation has really changed. my life."

　　At present, Xinjiang’s cotton target price policy is steadily advancing. In 2020, more than 37.52 million mu of cotton will be planted. The cotton planting area, total output and commodity transfer volume have ranked first in China for 27 consecutive years.

During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Xinjiang will continue to produce high-quality cotton, build a national high-quality cotton and cotton yarn base, and promote the establishment of a national cotton and cotton yarn trading center.

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