Heavy Rain Is Coming In Anhui Recently&Nbsp; High Purchase Price Of Seed Cotton

　 Since September 6, there has been a heavy rainfall process in Huaibei region of Anhui Province. It is cloudy in Jiangnan region, with showers or thunderstorms. According to the provincial meteorological observatory, due to the combined influence of cold and warm air, the rainfall in this province will be strengthened again from October to November. There will be heavy rain in the south of Jianghuai River and along the Yangtze River, which will adversely affect cotton growth.

Anhui Province cotton In the boll splitting and boll opening stage, there are 20-25 cotton peaches and about 20 young bolls per plant on average, and cotton farmers are stepping up pick New cotton has been dried in the air. Cotton traders all over the country have started to purchase new cotton from villages, and the number of weighing enterprises has increased. The purchase price of Grade 4 seed cotton is mostly 4.0 yuan/jin (38% of lint, 12-14% of moisture), the price of cottonseed is about 1.3 yuan/jin, and the cost of converting lint into cotton is about 17000 yuan/ton (excluding processing fees).

Since September 6, there has been a heavy rainfall process in the north central part of Huaibei, Anhui Province, with heavy rain, torrential rain and local torrential rain in most areas. According to the data from the automatic rainfall station: from 08:00 on the 6th to 08:00 on the 8th, 115 townships in Dangshan, Xiaoxian, Huaibei, Bozhou, Jieshou, Woyang, Suzhou, Linquan, Taihe, Lixin and Mengcheng exceeded 100mm, of which 25 townships exceeded 250mm, and the largest one in Caoshi, Woyang, 439.4mm.

Huaibei is the main production area of autumn dry crops in Anhui Province. At present, cotton is in the period of boll cracking and boll opening. During the precipitation process, the rainfall was heavy and the rainfall was fierce. Most fields in the north central part of Huaibei had obvious ponding, dry crops were seriously flooded, and some tall crops were lodging. This heavy rainfall has a greater impact on the late growth of dry crops such as cotton with poor waterlogging tolerance, and affects their yield and quality. From the perspective of regional distribution, Bozhou City, where the rainfall intensity is generally high, is seriously affected, and has less impact on some areas with heavy drought in the early stage.

The waterlogging resistance of cotton is weak. The heavy rainfall leads to the shedding of cotton peaches. In some areas, the rainfall is accompanied by strong winds, causing cotton lodging Cotton yield And quality. If the soil continues to be too wet, it will cause cotton to become green and mature late, increase flowers after frost, cause rotten bolls, and cause yield damage and quality decline.

Future weather trend and countermeasures

According to the latest weather forecast of Anhui Meteorological Station, there will be showers or thunderstorms in Huaibei from September 10 to 12, and heavy rain to rainstorm in some areas. From September 13 to 15, the weather in Huaibei is mainly cloudy.

In order to reduce the loss of dry crops in autumn harvest in Huaibei area of Anhui Province and minimize the disaster loss, it is suggested that cotton should take timely measures such as removing old leaves, pruning empty branches, picking diseased bolls, and removing invalid flower buds to reduce nutrient consumption and improve the ventilation and light transmission conditions of cotton fields. At the same time, according to the growth of cotton plant, appropriate fertilizer shall be sprayed to extend the life and function of leaves, promote the growth of cotton bolls and increase the boll weight. Cotton peaches that have been bolled shall be picked in time to reduce the loss of local crops.