It was learned from the XPCC Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau that in 2021, the XPCC’s cotton yield per unit area was 160 kilograms, ranking first in the country. Among all six quality indicators of cotton, five indicators including average length and micronaire rank first in the country.
“For China’s cotton, look to Xinjiang, and for Xinjiang’s cotton, look to the Corps.” The Corps deepens the structural reform of the agricultural supply side, highlights the orientation of high quality and low price, strengthens the quality coordinated management of the cotton industry chain, further establishes the Corps’ high-quality cotton brand image, better leverages its agricultural advantages, and promotes the high-quality economic and social development of the Corps. In 2021, the XPCC’s cotton planting area was 13.052 million acres and the output was 2.083 million tons. The XPCC produces 36.35% of the country’s cotton with 28.73% of the country’s cotton planting area.
Pay close attention to the entire cotton quality control process to win the battle for cotton quality. The Corps has issued a series of policies in the “Cotton Quality Improvement Action Plan” to pay close attention to the quality management of the entire cotton industry chain, accurately implement quality subsidy-oriented cotton target price subsidy policies and measures, effectively play the role of guiding quality and price, and promote the Corps’ cotton industry High-quality development. Relevant departments of the Corps and divisions and cities have strengthened the supervision of key links that affect cotton quality such as picking, purchasing, and processing, standardized the processing behavior of cotton enterprises, and improved the quality and efficiency of the cotton industry. The company’s “Two Committees” integrate management into services, guide cotton-planting workers to strengthen their ideological awareness of quality, strive to be honest workers, promote agricultural and industrial cooperatives to play a better role, and implement key technical measures in field management, harvesting, delivery, etc. , ensuring that cotton production and operation links basically achieve unified services, and providing guarantee for improving cotton quality. In 2021, the overall cotton quality of the Corps will reach the “Double 29” level. The cotton quality of the 184th Regiment of the 10th Division, the Liuyunhu Farm of the 6th Division, the 67th Regiment of the 4th Division and other regiments has reached “double 30” or above.
The relevant person in charge of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau of the Corps said that this year, the Corps will continue to adhere to the policy incentive orientation of high quality and good price, select the best cotton varieties, improve the consistency and neatness of raw cotton, and strengthen cultivation technology guidance and services. Improve the implementation rate of key technologies such as “dry sowing and wet harvesting” and focus on improving cotton quality.
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