USDA Seriously Overestimates Pakistan'S Cotton Imports

The latest data points out that in September this year, Pakistan's cotton import volume was 8375 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 3.6%, falling for 16 consecutive months. One of the reasons for Pakistan's high cotton production or decline in imports is that USDA expects Pakistan's cotton imports to decline this year.

In the first two months of this year, Pakistan Cotton imports totaled 16100 tons, down 9.1% year on year. USDA's forecast target for October was 327000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 25%, which means that Pakistan's average monthly import volume will reach 31000 tons in the next 10 months, which is higher than the average import volume of the past 16 months. Obviously, the USDA overestimated Pakistan's "appetite". In addition, the gap between Pakistan's cotton output and consumption will increase. On the one hand, China's import demand for foreign yarn will weaken, which means that the cotton consumption will decrease; On the other hand, there are rumors that the domestic cotton price support price set by the government is not low, which will encourage cotton farmers to pick and sell.

　 The total yield of seed cotton in Guazhou County can reach 131 million kg

It is estimated that the total output of seed cotton will reach 131 million kg. In order to ensure the smooth progress of cotton acquisition, the financial department of Guazhou County timely released 985 million yuan of acquisition loans for cotton acquisition and processing enterprises. At present, 9 of the 22 cotton purchase and processing enterprises that meet the purchase conditions have opened the scale to purchase and store 1.5 million kilograms of cotton.

Bozhou machinery picking cotton planting mode accounts for cotton 53% of total area

In recent years, through the comprehensive promotion of land transfer and land consolidation and the implementation of high-tech water-saving technology and good seed and law support, the cotton yield in the whole prefecture has increased year by year, and the cotton planting benefit has steadily increased, but the cost of cotton manual picking has also increased year by year. In order to maximize the planting benefit, all cotton planting counties (cities) and towns (farms) have actively demonstrated and promoted the mechanical harvesting of cotton. It is estimated that in 2013, the benefit of mechanical cotton harvesting was more than 238 yuan per mu higher than that of manual cotton harvesting based on various indicators such as the material cost of cotton production, per unit yield, average purchase price, and collection cost (pharmaceutical input, collection fees, delivery and sale freight, and miscellaneous expenses such as food for picking personnel). Moreover, mechanical harvesting is time-saving and labor-saving compared with manual harvesting, which makes cotton farmers' enthusiasm for mechanical harvesting significantly higher this year.

According to statistics, 800000 mu of mechanized cotton planting mode has been completed in the whole prefecture plan 160% of the area of 500000 mu. Of which, Bole City has 450000 mu, 180% of the planned area of 250000 mu; Jinghe County covers 350000 mu, 140% of the planned area of 250000 mu. By October 16, 81300 mu had been mechanically harvested in the whole prefecture. Including: 19300 mu in Jinghe County and 62000 mu in Bole City.