Cotton Output In 2016 Is Hardly Comparable To Last Year'S Performance.

This year, the temperature and humidity of the Yellow River basin are suitable, soil moisture content is good, and cotton lint and length are all better than that of the same period last year. The average yield per unit area in the region was 79.3 kg / mu, a decrease of 2.1% over the same period last year, a decrease of 3.7 percentage points compared with that in August. The total output is expected to be 660 thousand tons, a decrease of 26.2% over the same period last year, a decrease of 3.7 percentage points over August. During the flood season this year, the Yangtze River Basin has more rain and the cotton development has been postponed. Although the late weather is good, it is conducive to the cotton restorative growth, but it has a great impact on cotton yield.

The region cotton The average yield per unit area was 60.1 kg / mu, a decrease of 13.4% compared with the same period last year, which is 12.2 percentage points lower than that in August. The total output is expected to be 345 thousand tons, down 37.4% from the same period last year, which is 12.2 percentage points lower than that predicted in August. In order to fully understand the cotton output in 2016, the national cotton market monitoring system launched a nationwide cotton production survey from 15 to 30 October. The sample involved 15 provinces (autonomous regions), 74 cotton planting counties (cities, farms), and 3700 designated cotton planting information contact households.

The survey results showed that in 2016, the average cotton production per unit area in China was 111.2 kg / mu, up 9.2% yoy, up 0.8 percentage points from the August survey. According to the measurement of 43 million 845 thousand mu of cotton sowing area in China, the total output is estimated to be 4 million 877 thousand tons, down 6.5% from the same period last year, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than that predicted in August. The specific circumstances are as follows:

　　 Northwest The average output per unit area of inland cotton is 131.2 kg / mu, an increase of 11% over the same period last year, an increase of 0.9 percentage points compared with the August survey result. The total output is expected to be 3 million 841 thousand tons, an increase of 3.2% over the same period last year, a 0.9 percentage point increase over August.

Although hail attacks occurred in parts of Xinjiang since the end of August, and partial cold and snowfall caused by cold air in October has been unfavorable for cotton growth and picking, weather conditions are generally better than normal years. It has little effect on cotton growth. The pattern of cotton growth in the territory has not changed. It is estimated that the average yield per unit area in Xinjiang will be 131.3 kg / mu in 2016, an increase of 10.9% over the same period. yield 3 million 814 thousand tons, an increase of 3.9% over the same period, representing a 0.8 percentage point increase over August.