Recently, seed cotton picking in Northern Xinjiang has basically ended, and the purchase has also entered the final stage. Due to the early snowfall, a small number of cotton farmers were unable to sell their “egg roll cotton” in time. Hand-picked cotton has basically ended in southern Xinjiang. With the increase in cotton picking machines, machine-picked cotton has been put on the market in large quantities. At present, the purchase price of machine-picked cotton in Kashgar area of southern Xinjiang is 10.1-10.5 yuan/kg, Aksu area is 9.7-10.1 yuan/kg, and Bazhou area is 9.2-9.9 yuan/kg (the above prices are based on the quality of seed cotton). It is expected that the southern Xinjiang seed cotton purchase will enter the final stage in mid-to-late November.
A cotton farmer in the Shaya area said that due to bad weather during the sowing period, the cotton field was replanted three times, resulting in a late harvest of seed cotton. Picking started on November 3, and the output Only 300 kg/mu is less than last year, and the average seed cotton sales price is about 10.3 yuan/kg.
Another Kuqa cotton farmer told reporters that this year’s cotton field will be less affected by the climate. The farmer’s cotton field started harvesting on October 20 and ended at the end of October. On average, The yield per unit is 420 kilograms, which is normal. The average seed cotton sales price is 10.5 yuan/kg. The current secondary mining price is around 6.5 yuan/kg (priced based on quality).
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