In 2015, Xinjiang'S Cotton Planting Area Decreased By More Than 4 Million Mu, With An Average Subsidy Of 444.3 Yuan Per Mu Last Year

In 2015, new cotton will come into the market. The survey data of Xinjiang agricultural experts showed that last year, Xinjiang cotton farmers per mu cotton Accumulated target price subsidy of 444.3 yuan.

On August 10, 2015, the annual meeting of China Cotton Society was held in Xinjiang At the meeting held in Changji City, experts from the Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences released the report Analysis of the Impact of the Cotton Target Price Reform on the Cotton Industry. The report shows: In 2014, the average output value of Xinjiang cotton per mu was 1962.6 yuan, while the average cost per mu was 2143.2 yuan unginned cotton The market purchase price is about 5.5 yuan per kilogram, Cotton farmer After selling cotton, the average income per mu is - 208.56 yuan. After obtaining cotton planting area and yield subsidies (267.63 yuan per mu of income, 176.76 yuan per mu of average yield subsidies), the average income per mu is 235.8 yuan.

As the only province in China to pilot the reform of cotton target price, Xinjiang's cotton target price last year was 19800 yuan per ton of lint. When the market price is lower than the target price, the state will give Xinjiang cotton producers price differential subsidies; When the market price is higher than the target price, no subsidy will be granted. Through the target price pilot, Xinjiang has found out the cotton planting background for the first time. In 2014, Xinjiang planted 39.975 million mu of cotton, with a total output of 3.51 million tons, far exceeding the previously announced figure of 25.995 million mu and 3.5 million tons. According to the survey, about 50% of the more than 2.5 million farmers in Xinjiang are engaged in cotton production, with an average cotton planting area of 12 mu per household, and 46000 large households planting more than 50 mu of cotton. According to the investigation and analysis, under the current situation of higher and higher labor costs, less per household planting area has become the main reason for the continuous reduction of cotton planting benefits in Xinjiang.

The survey also showed that some low yield cotton fields with seed cotton yield of 220-250kg per mu still had no income even with subsidy income. For illegal cotton fields not covered by the subsidy, most of them have no income because they cannot obtain subsidy income, which will force illegal cotton fields to withdraw, which is conducive to environmental protection. Statistics show that the cotton planting area in Xinjiang has decreased by more than 4 million mu this year.