It was learned from the Agriculture Department of the Autonomous Region that the Ministry of Agriculture successfully cultivated a new strain of long-staple cotton in Shihezi 12 1 in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, and planted it in a large area, which moved the planting latitude of long-staple cotton to the north by 5 degrees and expanded the planting area of long-staple cotton in China by 10 times, which is expected to improve the situation that China has been heavily dependent on imports for a long time.
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Xinjiang long-staple cotton has been in short supply for many years;
The reporter learned from China Grain Reserve Management Group on the evening of March 24th that as the world's largest cotton consumer and the second largest cotton producer, China's cotton output in 2020/202/KLOC-0 was about 5.95 million tons, with a total demand of about 7.8 million tons and an annual gap of about 1.85 million tons. Among them, Xinjiang cotton production is 5.2 million tons, accounting for about 87% of domestic production and 67% of domestic consumption.
Xinjiang long-staple cotton, the world's top, is warm, breathable and comfortable, making clothes and quilts, which has been in short supply for many years. In order to meet domestic demand, China needs to import about 2 million tons of cotton every year. In recent years, we have actively expanded import channels, strengthened cooperation with important cotton-producing countries such as Brazil and India, and ensured the stability of domestic cotton supply chain. China has also established a cotton reserve system to ensure the safety of cotton farmers. In terms of picking, with the popularization of mechanized cotton picking in China, the proportion of cotton picking in Xinjiang has reached 42% in 20 19.
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