Southern Part Of Xinjiang: Uneven Growth Of Cotton In Some Areas

According to Southern Xinjiang Some local farms and cotton farmers reflect the current local conditions. cotton The growth is generally not uniform. The height difference between cotton fields is 20-30 centimeters, which greatly increases the management cost. It is understood that the reasons for uneven growth of cotton: first, natural disasters during spring sowing, cotton fields affected to varying degrees, and some even re broadcast or replant several times; two, farm cotton cultivation using drip irrigation, water quality is very high, because of more sediment in the flood this year, causing the dropper mouth was blocked, cotton irrigation uneven.

Many farmers also said that the top peach could not sit up this year, and the growth is good. cotton field Each plant has 9-11 peaches, with only 3-4 peaches. The new cotton picking is expected to begin on the 10-15 th of September. Because of the uneven growth of cotton, most cotton growers hope that the frost period will come later, so that the cotton fields can be harvested and replanted later.

It is also understood that due to tension, it is estimated that the cost of picking flowers will also increase by 0.1 yuan / Jin this year, which will lead to an increase in the cost of cotton planting. The cotton farmers' expectations for seed cotton prices are mostly above 4 yuan / Jin.