Recently, the cotton association of Hubei province carried out a sample survey on the purchase and sale of cotton in 08/09 and the intention of new cotton grower 09 cotton planting in the new year through the information points of Hubei cotton warning system.

　　一、棉花收購臨近尾聲，價格下降幅度較大。

The survey concluded that most of the acquisitions in the 53 enterprises are in the closing stage, and are currently busy with processing and sales.

Two. Nearly half of new cotton sales are sold, and storage is dominant.

Survey enterprises to achieve 82 thousand and 800 tons of new cotton sales, accounting for 50% of the purchase volume.

　　三、棉農(nóng)植棉意向下降，降幅較前期略有減小。

The survey showed that the cotton planting intention of cotton growers in Hubei province showed a general downward trend in the new year, with an average reduction of about 15%, a slight increase compared with the previous reduction. The difference of cotton planting intention in the whole province was quite different, among which the largest reduction was 60% in some areas, and the smallest reduction was 1%.

In the survey, some cotton farmers were very puzzled about the new year's planting plan. They thought that the conditions of "white water improvement" were not available, and the yield of other dry farmland crops was not high.

　　四、農(nóng)資價格普遍下降，有利于提高新年植棉收益。

According to the recent survey of agricultural prices in Xiantao Cotton Association of Hubei, it involves pesticides used in cotton production: insecticides, 10% glyphosate, cotton insecticidal effects, quick moth killing and so on. In 2008, the combined price was 457 yuan (pieces, bottles), and the price was 428 yuan / piece (bottle) at the same time in 2009, compared with a reduction of 29 yuan, a decrease of 6.3%. Fertilizer for cotton production: urea, compound fertilizer, superphosphate, ammonium bicarbonate, etc. in 2008, the combined price of 6700 yuan / ton in 2008, and the price of 5700 yuan / ton in 2009, the decrease was 1000 yuan / ton, decreasing 15%.

Editor in chief: Xu Qiyun