Cotton Planting Intentions Survey: Sheyang Area Decreased By 13.9%, Henan Decreased By 8%

　 March Cotton planting intention Investigation of Sheyang area reduction by 13.9%

Since mid March, the cotton association of Sheyang county has investigated the cotton planting intention of 100 farmers in 20 villages of 6 counties and townships by adopting the way of walking into the village and entering the field. The results showed that cotton growers' willingness to plant cotton was still in the doldrums, and the intentional planting area was also reduced compared with that in January.

According to the survey data, 100 cotton planting households surveyed in 2012 totaled 620.3 mu of cotton planting. At present, they intend to grow 534.1 mu in 2013 and reduce 86.2 mu, a decrease of 13.9%. There were 43 households in the same area last year, accounting for 43% of the total number of households surveyed, and 10 households increased, accounting for 10%, but the increase was less than that of the total number of households. The total number of households was only 18.8 mu. The 47 households who reduced and quit cotton cultivation accounted for 47% of the total number of households surveyed, which increased by 4.5 percentage points compared with the survey in January. The total reduction in cotton area was 105 mu, and the weighted average reduction was widened by 2.78 percentage points in January.

Accordingly, according to the statistical caliber of the county cotton association, the whole county in 2013 was presumed. Cotton planting The area will be reduced to 200 thousand mu, more than 30 thousand mu less than the actual area of last year, and will become the least cotton area in the county since 1949.

In the field of cotton farmers finishing the seedbed, investigators also learned that there are currently some cotton growers, though the seedbed has been sorted out and the potting will be started. But there are still some uncertainties about the final area. In particular, some cotton farmers who are prepared to transplant cotton after the harvest of wheat and rape are even more hesitant. The main reasons are: first, the prospects for the cotton market can not be optimistic; two, there are more misgivings about the purchase price of new cotton this year; three, the benefits and comparative benefits of cotton planting will continue to decline; four, cotton planting is still lacking the support of national policies. In particular, the new cotton purchase and storage policy has not been released so far. It is believed that in 2012, the national cotton temporary purchase and storage policy came out at the end of February. In 2011, it was the first year that the state promulgated the policy of cotton purchasing and storage. Although the specific plan was announced only in late 3, there was wind before and after the Spring Festival. "The state will introduce a good policy conducive to cotton farmers", so that the cotton farmers have little in mind for the annual cotton purchase price. The lowest purchase price for wheat and rice was announced as early as last September and January this year, and the price increase rate was relatively large. Wheat reached 9.8%, and rice was at 7.1-10%. At the same time, the state subsidized the grain and the amount of subsidy was several times more than that of cotton cultivation. In contrast, the enthusiasm of farmers to grow grain is naturally higher than that of cotton cultivation, and the trend of shrinking cotton area is inevitable.

　　 Cotton planting intention survey in Henan province in 2013

Spring brings rain and everything REVIVERS. As the spring sprint approaches, Henan Province Cotton Association A survey of cotton planting intentions in main cotton producing areas such as Shangqiu, Nanyang and Puyang has been conducted. Through investigation, we know that the cotton planting intention of cotton growers is still decreasing due to many factors, such as the new policy of purchasing and storing the new year, and the continuous rising of cotton planting costs, which has increased by about 8% compared with 2012.

The main reason for the decrease in cotton planting intention in 2013 was:

1, cotton production cycle is long, late management is laborious, labor intensity is big and time consuming.

2. In recent years, Henan has been caught in rainy weather at the important stage of cotton growth, and the yield and quality have been reduced.

3, planting cotton technology is strong, and most of the rural laborers go out to work, lack of personnel for field management.