< p > Hunan is sunny and hot for two consecutive months, with temperatures ranging from 28 to 38 degrees Celsius, with the highest temperature reaching 40 degrees Celsius. No effective rainfall lasted for 45 days, causing drought in cotton fields. < /p >
< p > cotton production in Changde and Yiyang of Hunan is basically stable, and the harvest is expected to decrease steadily. Hunan's cotton planting area of 306 thousand mu this year is 14 thousand mu less than 320 thousand mu last year, and its reduction is 4%. Yiyang's cotton planting area is 703 thousand mu this year, which is 6 thousand and 700 Mu less than that of 707 thousand and 300 mu last year, with a reduction of 2%. Severe drought has made a significant impact on cotton production. This year, most cotton transplants were 8 to 15 days ahead of last year, when cotton was sitting on the key period of peach. However, due to continuous drought, cotton bolls in Central China were less than last year. Last year, the boll weight was 6.5 grams to 7 grams, and this year's boll weight is only about 6 grams. Some of the bolls and bolls were shedding, especially in hilly areas and three types of seedlings. The buds on the upper part of the cotton plants were few and the cotton leaves were yellowish. If the drought can not be alleviated in the near future, cotton production will be cut by 10% to 20% this year. < /p >
< p > drought also has a great impact on cotton quality. Affected by the continuous high temperature, the elongation of cotton was hindered. The fiber length was only 27mm to 28mm, which was shorter than last year, from 1mm to 2mm. Because of high temperature and high temperature, cotton has no rotten peach and no stiff petals. The color of cotton is better than that of previous years, but fiber maturity and strength are lower than in previous years. < /p >
< p > in addition, cotton farmers' expectations for new cotton purchase prices rose slightly. Because of the rising cost of physical and chemical production and labor costs in cotton production, the policy of State purchasing and storage has been guaranteed. Cotton farmers hope that the seed cotton purchase price will be around 4.2 yuan / Jin this year. < /p >