Cotton in China's national economy occupies an important position, is related to China's national livelihood of important strategic materials and industrial raw materials for the cotton textile industry. In recent years, although China's cotton planting area has declined, but thanks to the improvement of cotton mechanization cotton harvesting progress has been accelerated, so China's cotton production as a whole to maintain stability.
　　In order to ensure the stability of the domestic cotton supply chain, China actively expand import channels, strengthen cooperation with Brazil, India and other important cotton-producing countries, the effect is remarkable. Xinjiang is China's largest cotton producer, cotton mechanisation has been significantly enhanced, and cotton production in Xinjiang will continue to grow in the future as cotton mechanisation work continues to advance.

　　Cotton sowing area fell to the lowest in the past seven years
　　Cotton occupies an important position in China's national economy, and is an important strategic material and industrial raw material for the cotton textile industry, which is related to China's national livelihood. In recent years, due to economic restructuring and other factors, China's cotton planting area showed a fluctuating decline. 2014 cotton planting area for the highest value in recent years, amounting to 4.18 million hectares; 2020, China's cotton planting area fell to 3.17 million hectares, the lowest value in the past seven years.

　　Cotton production increased slightly
　　In recent years, China's cotton planting area has declined, but thanks to the improvement of cotton mechanization cotton harvesting progress has accelerated, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs data, 2017-2019 China's cotton mechanization level from 70.74% to 81.18%. As a result, China's cotton production as a whole remained stable. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China's total cotton production reached 5.91 million tonnes in 2020, an increase of 0.4% compared to 2019.

　　Significant growth in cotton imports
　　China is the world's largest cotton producer and the largest cotton consumer. In recent years, China's cotton consumption has remained stable at 7.5 million to 8.5 million tonnes per year, accounting for one-third of the total global cotton consumption. To ensure the stability of the domestic cotton supply chain, China has actively expanded its import channels and strengthened cooperation with important cotton-producing countries such as Brazil and India, with remarkable results.
　　From 2016-2019, China's cotton imports increased from 0.9 million tonnes to 2.16 million tonnes. from January to February 2021, China's cotton imports grew at a year-on-year rate of 68%.

　　Xinjiang cotton production will continue to grow
　　Xinjiang is the main source of cotton in China. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Statistics Bureau show that in 1949, Xinjiang's cotton production accounted for only 1% of the country's cotton production, rising to 60% in 2014. By 2020, Xinjiang's cotton production reaches 5.161 million tonnes, up 3% from 2019, accounting for a whopping 87% of the country's cotton production.
　　With the promotion of mechanised cotton picking in China, the mechanical picking rate of cotton in Xinjiang has risen year on year, from 27% in 2017 to 75% in 2020. According to the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Agricultural and Rural Mechanization Development Center 2021 work points mentioned in 2021 to accelerate the level of cotton production mechanization, guide cotton production to the full mechanization of the transformation, the new machine picking cotton area of more than 1.6 million mu, cotton production throughout the mechanization rate of 88%, cotton machine picking rate increased by 4 percentage points. In the future, as the degree of mechanization of cotton in Xinjiang continues to improve, Xinjiang cotton production will continue to grow.
　　For more data, please refer to the Foresight Industry Research Institute's "China Cotton Textile Industry Production and Sales Demand Forecast and Transformation and Upgrading Strategy Analysis Report", while the Foresight Industry Research Institute provides industry data, industrial planning, industrial declaration, industrial park planning, industrial investment, IPO fundraising research and other solutions.