The Dominant Concentration Of Cotton Reached 99%.

China is a major cotton producer, consumer and importer in the world, and also a big exporter of textiles and clothing.

The development of cotton production in the three dominant regions of the the Yellow River River Basin, the Yangtze River Basin and the northwest inland has played an important role in ensuring China's cotton supply, supporting the development of the textile industry, increasing the income of the farmers in the cotton area, and promoting the healthy and coordinated development of the national economy.

The layout of production is more concentrated.

Over the past 2005-2007 years, the three cotton planting areas accounted for 99.85% of the total cotton growing area, 0.25 percentage points higher than that in 2002, mainly in Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, Shanxi, Tianjin, Jiangsu, Anhui, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, new and Gansu provinces and 13 provinces.

The proportion of large counties over 100 thousand mu (more than 50 thousand mu) is 80.9%.

Production capacity has been greatly improved.

With the continuous improvement of China's cotton production technology level and the resumption of planting area, the comprehensive cotton production capacity has been greatly improved.

In the past 2003-2007 years, the average planting area, unit area and total output of cotton in China were 82 million 820 thousand mu, 77 kg / mu and 6 million 410 thousand tons respectively, which increased by 14 million 590 thousand mu, 5.5 kg / mu and 1 million 550 thousand tons respectively than the three years before the implementation of the plan.

Among them, the average planting area of cotton in Xinjiang in 2003-2007 years is 20 million 460 thousand mu, the output per unit area is 108 kg / mu, and the total output is 2 million 240 thousand tons, which is 32.6%, 13.4% and 52.7% higher than that in the three years before the implementation of the plan.

Fiber quality improved significantly.

According to the cotton quality monitoring and testing center of the Ministry of agriculture, the fiber quality of the main varieties of cotton quality cotton base county in China has been tested for many years. In the 2004-2007 years, the fiber length, specific strength and evenness index of spinning were increased by 0.2mm, 0.4cN/tex and 0.8, respectively, over the 2001-2002 years before the "planning" release.

In addition, China has selected a number of new upland cotton varieties with fiber length above 30mm and breaking strength above 31cN/tex, and has promoted about 2000000 mu in production. The cotton quality in China has been adjusted from 1 to 95: 4 to 95: 93: 5.

The industrial chain continues to expand.

With the increase of industrial concentration and the quality of cotton, cotton processing and textile enterprises began to establish cotton production base in the dominant cotton area. According to the "enterprise + base + farmer" or "enterprise + professional cooperative organization + farmers", the order production was carried out, and the chain of production was extended.

Economic efficiency has been significantly improved.

Since the implementation of the plan, the overall efficiency of China's cotton production has been increasing. The total output value of cotton in 2007 reached 120 billion yuan, an increase of 51 billion yuan over 2002 and an increase of 86.4%.

According to the statistics of the national development and Reform Commission, the cash income of cotton planting per mu in 2003-2007 years is 832, 615, 784, 832 and 945 yuan respectively, and the average value of 802 yuan / mu in 5 years is increased by 283 yuan / mu per 3 years before the implementation of the plan (519 yuan).

(Department of crop management, Ministry of Agriculture)