Akesu'S 7 Million 500 Thousand Mu Cotton Will Continue To Open Its Scale And Its Total Output Is Expected To Reach 900 Thousand Tons.

Entering November, along with the advent of early winter, cotton farmers in Akesu, Xinjiang, seize the favorable opportunity for fine weather, and speed up the sale of new cotton. Local cotton purchasing factories (enterprises) have also made preparations to ensure that cotton purchase is carried out smoothly this year. According to the idea of "controlling area, optimizing varieties, popularizing machine production, improving quality and increasing efficiency", 7 million 500 thousand acres of cotton were planted in Akesu area this year, a decrease of more than 40 mu compared with the same period last year, of which 3 million mu in machine production area and 40% in machine production rate were achieved, and the total output is expected to reach 900 thousand tons. According to last year's data, in 2018, 5 cotton regional industrial alliances were set up in Akesu, and more than 100 cotton textile, processing enterprises and production technology service cooperatives were absorbed, involving 44 thousand farmers, 1 million 250 thousand acres of order planting area, 1 million 800 thousand acres of machine picked cotton, 300 million yuan saving, and 112 thousand 112 thousand migrant workers.