Recently passed Hunan The cotton planting intention and preparation situation in the main cotton producing areas were investigated preliminarily. It is estimated that the cotton planting area will be reduced by 16~20 mu in this year, or 350-360 mu (data from the Ministry of Agriculture), a decrease of about 5%. There are three main reasons for the slight decrease in cotton planting intention of cotton growers.

1, 2011 to curb the state price It is necessary to tighten monetary policy and tighten control of financial institutions' credit supply. The textile production and marketing situation is low and domestic cotton prices continue to fall. cotton Price The high and low prices didn't stop until the middle of November, and the price of seed cotton fluctuated frequently during the peak season, which hit some cotton farmers' confidence in planting cotton.

2, as young people go to town to work, cotton planting mechanization level is low, labor intensity is strong, plus the overall price increase is larger, resulting in a significant increase in cotton planting costs, cotton growers cotton production shrink.

3. The lowest protective price of rice released by the state this year is 18 yuan higher than that in 2011. Buy The price will continue to maintain the level of last year. The cotton grain price ratio is below 1:7, and the comparative efficiency of cotton production will be further reduced, which will directly affect cotton growers' cotton planting enthusiasm.

The spring sowing of cotton is about to start. With the approval of the State Council, the national development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of finance, the Ministry of agriculture, the supply and Marketing Cooperative headquarters and other departments have formulated the plan for the temporary cotton purchase and storage in 2012. The price of temporary storage and storage rose from 19800 yuan / ton to 20400 yuan / ton, an increase of 3%. The timely announcement of the purchase and storage plan and the raising of the reserve price will play a positive role in stabilizing the cotton production this year and ensuring the smooth and stable supply of the domestic cotton market. However, the Association learned from some cotton enterprises in our province that, although the price of national temporary storage and storage was raised again in 2012, it could only be increased by several cents per catty on seed cotton. Cotton price Still low, it has limited effect on improving cotton growers' enthusiasm for planting cotton. Therefore, the current cotton planting intention is still showing a slight downward trend.