After The Drought In Weifang, Shandong, The Yield And Quality Of Rain Cotton Decreased.

At present, about 300 thousand mu of cotton in northern Weifang has entered the harvest period, but cotton farmers are not happy.

In September 13th, the reporter came to the cotton field of the double Wangcheng eco economic Park in Shouguang City, and saw the scarcity of cotton peach.

Cotton growers say cotton production in many cotton fields has been cut by half by drought in spring and summer.

In addition, cotton entered the picking stage ahead of schedule in August, and the quality of cotton also decreased after repeated rain.

Because cotton prices are lower than in previous years, many cotton farmers are reluctant to sell cotton for the time being.

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Short stout peach

At noon on September 13th, reporters came to Shouguang double Wangcheng eco economic Park, where the cotton has matured, but cotton peach is scarce, and there is no luxuriant scene of white flowers in previous years. Cotton growers have a worried look.

"We are saline and alkaline land, suitable for planting cotton, now is the harvest season.

At this time of the year, the snowy white patches of the cotton fields were spectacular.

But this year the cotton bolls are small and small.

South Mu Qiao village villager Hou said, this year her home cotton did not pour water, grow worse.

Hou said that in the year of wind and rain, the stems of cotton can grow to more than one meter tall, and the leaves are very luxuriant. One can form more than 20 cotton bolls on top.

This year's situation is far behind. Cotton stems are only fifty or sixty centimeters tall, with few leaves, and only about ten cottons on top.

"This spring and summer drought is too serious, this is precisely the cotton growth period, many cotton is affected, resulting in short stem, the result rate is also low.

Some cotton fields that are not watered down are less than half or even less than last year.

Villagers in Kou Jia Wu village all said that the cotton bolls were much less cotton this year due to drought, and the quality of cotton was not as good as in previous years, and some of them were black and yellow.

Cotton grower

Half of the production is not enough.

Because of drought, this year

The maturity period also became earlier and the picking period was about one month earlier.

"Before August 10th, we began picking cotton, but this time, it has been raining several times."

Zhang Minmin, a villager in nanmu village, said that the quality of cotton was affected by rain, and that the white cotton appeared to be discolouration.

Mr. Wang, a villager in Kou Jia Wu Village, said that the quality of cotton is not good and the price will be affected. The purchase price of cotton is about 3 yuan / Jin, which is almost the same as last year, much lower than in previous years.

But this year, the output of cotton will be reduced by about half of that of the normal year.

Mr. Wang calculated a book to reporters: about 20 catties of cotton seeds per mu, about 100 yuan, 30 yuan per mu of plastic film, 50 yuan of farmland and watering, and 200 yuan of fertilizer cost.

Besides, the total cost of the land is 900 yuan per mu.

"Last year, 500 mu of cotton can be produced per mu, the output value is about 1500 yuan, and the profit is about 600 yuan.

But this year, an area of 250 mu can be produced. It is not enough to calculate the cost.

Even the farmers who poured water into cotton at that time did not make much money, Mr. Wang said.

Because cotton production is not high this year, some cotton farmers no longer hire people to pick cotton.

Purchaser

Cotton farmers reluctant to sell acquisitions

"Cotton production is not high this year. We prefer to sell a good price.

Available from now

Look, the price of cotton is not high. We will temporarily save the picked cotton and look at the future market.

Mr. Wang said.

Wu Xiaoming, a businessman who is buying cotton in the village, said he came from Guangrao, Dongying, to buy cotton for 11 years, and this year's business is particularly difficult.

"Cotton growers are reluctant to sell cotton now, and I can't afford them. In the past year, they could receive 10 thousand jin, and now they charge 5000 Jin a day, and their profits have decreased a lot."

Wu Xiaoming said that in the past few years, the cotton market was good, and growers, purchasers and processing factories all made money.

From last year

The price of cotton has declined, and many cotton growers have reduced their planting area. The business of the buyers has been affected. "The low price of cotton imported from abroad has also affected the cultivation of domestic cotton."

Zheng Yihong, head of the city's agricultural technology station, said the cotton planting areas in our city are mainly concentrated in the northern part of Weifang, with an area of about 300 thousand mu.

Affected by drought, cotton output has dropped sharply this year.

As for whether there is cotton subsidy, there are no relevant regulations.