It is understood that at present, agricultural development banks in Aksu, Kashgar and Korla have stopped providing loans to cotton processing enterprises, but the excess liquidity caused by the entry of capital from Wenzhou and mainland enterprises into Xinjiang continues to push up the purchase price of seed cotton and the sales price of lint. Some processing enterprises said that the cotton area in southern Xinjiang was greatly affected by the climate this year. On the one hand, the moisture content of seed cotton is high, generally above 13%, and the moisture regain of lint is 9%- 10%. On the other hand, the percentage of seed cotton decreased 1%-2% compared with previous years. At present, the sales ratio of seed cotton exceeds 42%, and the price of cottonseed has risen from 2.30 yuan/kg at the beginning of listing to more than 3.70 yuan/kg, which is an important reason why cotton enterprises dare to grab a bumper harvest.
Some cotton enterprises in southern Xinjiang quoted more than 28,000 yuan/ton (with fixed gross weight) for third-grade lint, while the prices of lint in the first and third agricultural divisions were still 300-500 yuan/ton higher than those in local processing plants. However, the competitive advantages of Bingtuan cotton in processing quality, fiber consistency and price were gradually obvious after the public settlement. Therefore, at present, the cotton market in Xinjiang is still in a state of game between processing enterprises and mainland buyers, which is actually hot and cold.
According to some cotton enterprises in Aksu, as of 10, the picking progress of seed cotton in southern Xinjiang has reached about 60%, and the sales progress has reached over 30%. However, the purchase amount of seed cotton by enterprises has dropped significantly compared with the same period of last year. On the one hand, it is estimated that the yield per mu of seed cotton is only about 300 kg, which is lower than the expected10%-15%; On the other hand, cotton enterprises are rushing to buy, and cotton farmers are not in a hurry. It is reported that at present, the cost of picking flowers in southern Xinjiang cotton area is about 2.20-2.40 yuan/kg, and some areas reach 2.50 yuan/kg.
The special rectification campaign for cotton counterfeiting was officially launched. The campaign will focus on cracking down on quality violations, such as adulterated cotton linters, stiff cotton, cotton recovered from sterile seeds, and mixed salt and talcum powder.
The operation was organized and implemented by the regional bureau of quality and technical supervision, and all relevant departments in the whole region participated in the coordinated operation, aiming at effectively maintaining the order of the cotton market, stabilizing cotton prices and ensuring cotton quality.
During the operation, the region will carry out batch quantitative supervision and inspection on the foreskin cotton that has not been notarized by the new system enterprises and the foreskin cotton that has not been inspected by the old system enterprises, and urge enterprises to classify and pile up the purchased seed cotton. For the problem of super-water cotton, strengthen the inspection of seed cotton purchase, urge enterprises to run drying equipment during cotton processing, keep the moisture regain of cotton within the normal range, and strengthen the sampling inspection of moisture regain of wrapped cotton for enterprises without drying equipment. For the problem of foreign fibers, strengthen patrol inspection, urge enterprises to strictly select when purchasing, stacking and processing, and effectively reduce the content of foreign fibers in wrapped cotton.