Shandong: Cotton Farmers Are Not Enthusiastic About Planting Cotton

On March 18, cotton farmers in Dezhou, Liaocheng and other places in Shandong Province reported that as the weather turned warmer, spring sowing work this year was also put on the agenda. But most cotton farmers reflect that this year's cotton planting enthusiasm is not high.
Analysis reasons: first, most cotton farmers in 2020 did not get substantial benefits in the process of planting cotton. A cotton farmer in Dezhou said that in 2020, the average gross yield of cotton production will be around 1550 yuan. However, before and after the Spring Festival in 2021, the price of corn will soar, reaching 1.5 yuan / jin at the highest time. Based on the yield of 1000 Jin / mu, the average gross yield will reach 1500 yuan / mu. However, planting corn is a two season harvest, planting cotton is only one harvest, the income gap is too obvious.
Second, the number of local purchasers decreased significantly. Take Dezhou, Shandong Province as an example, in 2020, less than 20 400 processing plants have been purchased, and the problem of cotton farmers' difficulty in selling cotton has not been solved. Therefore, many "old cotton people" no longer grow cotton.
Third, China's cotton industry is shifting to Xinjiang. In recent years, Shandong Province has gradually lost the advantages of cotton planting and processing, and the capital, labor force and industrial strength are greatly reduced, especially with the rise of Xinjiang, Shandong cotton industry is withering.
According to preliminary understanding, it is estimated that the cotton planting area in Shandong will decrease by about 10% in 2021 compared with that in 2020, and the number of enterprises participating in processing will also be further reduced. (correspondent: Camel thorn)