Seed Cotton Subsidy Should Be No Less Than Grain Subsidy.

Dezhou, Shandong, is one of the most important cotton producing areas in China. The annual cotton planting area is 2 million ~300 mu.

In recent years, cotton planting area has been decreasing year by year due to the time-consuming and low yield of cotton cultivation.

To this end, Dezhou Cotton Association called on the state to increase subsidies for seed cotton, and effectively protect farmers' enthusiasm for planting.

It is understood that in 2008, the cotton planting area in Dezhou was 2 million 900 thousand mu, in 2009 it was 2 million 300 thousand mu, in 2010 it was 1 million 550 thousand mu. In 2011, the cotton planting area was only 1 million 600 thousand mu. The cotton planting area decreased from 25% to 25% in Shandong province in previous years. It is estimated that the planting area of cotton in Dezhou will be reduced by more than 20% in 2012.

In order to avoid a significant decline in cotton planting area, Dezhou City

It is understood that since the launch of new cotton in September 2011, cotton prices have been on the low side. The purchase price of grade four seed cotton is hovering between 7.2 yuan ~9 yuan (38%) per kilogram, and the average purchase price is 7.6 yuan per kilogram, which is nearly half of that of the previous year.

By the end of December 2011, the sales progress was only around 30%, about 35% lower than the normal year.

In addition, in 2011, the cost of cotton planting in Dezhou increased, and the direct cost of mechanical ploughing, seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and so on (excluding manual labor) amounted to 480 yuan per mu, and the average land cost per mu was 450 yuan per mu. In 2010, the average cost of picking up cotton increased from 1 yuan per kilogram to 1.6 yuan per kilogram in 2011, and the average cost of picking up cotton was about 380 yuan.

If the output of seed cotton is 235 kilograms per mu and the average selling price is 7.60 yuan / kilogram, the output value of Mu is 1786 yuan. According to the farmers' own land and their own cotton picking, the labor cost is not included, the direct planting cost is deducted, and the mu income is 1306 yuan.

If it is calculated on the basis of renting and hiring cotton, the cost of Mu has reached 1310 yuan, and the yield per mu is only 476 yuan.

That is to say, the annual yield of 10 mu cotton is 4760 yuan, and the annual yield of 20 mu is less than ten thousand yuan.

However, compared with the seed cotton, grain crops have good seed subsidies, grain subsidies and comprehensive subsidies for agricultural products. In 2011, a total subsidy of 98 yuan was made for grain per mu, and there was less government subsidy for seed cotton, only 15 yuan per mu, and there was no other subsidy.

In addition, the impact of natural disasters on cotton is relatively large, and the yield and quality are extremely vulnerable.

In recent years, grain crops have been basically mechanized from planting to collecting, and labor has been greatly reduced. The time spent by the farmers and peasants on their working hours is one thousand or two thousand yuan, and the monthly income is three thousand or four thousand yuan.

According to the survey, affected by the low cotton price in 2011 and the policy of planting cotton, many cotton farmers, especially young farmers, indicated that they would not grow or grow less cotton in 2012. It is estimated that the cotton area in Dezhou will be reduced by more than 20% in 2012.