In recent years, due to price and other factors, domestic cotton planting has encountered Waterloo, not only the area has been greatly reduced, but also the quality has declined to varying degrees. According to a recent survey of cotton growing area released by the China cotton association, the national cotton planting area increased in 2017, which is expected to reverse the five-year decline in cotton planting area.

In fact, the increase of cotton planting area in 2017 should be reasonable. Due to the implementation of the price subsidy policy of xinjiang cotton in the last three years, the area of planting cotton in xinjiang has been pulled out in an orderly fashion according to the plan, and there has not been a decline in the cliff. Target price although xinjiang cotton subsidies pilot is for three years, but the future national determination to protect farmers won't change, after all the cotton as strategic materials, the country has a very important meaning and function.

In the past few years, farmers in xinjiang have not received the expected benefits, and even some farmers have suffered serious losses. This year alone, some economic crops such as xinjiang are suffering from market winter, not only cheap, but also difficult to sell. This year, for example, many watermelon farmers in xinjiang have suffered heavy losses. Many watermelons are even rotting in the fields, because the cost of collecting people is already higher than the price of selling them. There are many examples like this. Without the state's policy of saving and subsidizing, the farmers' income cannot be guaranteed. Instead, it is at least the protection of national policy.

In 2016, the cotton market has seen a rare turn in the market, not only zheng cotton, but also the spot market continues to soar. The price of cotton is high, which is of great benefit to cotton farmers. A cotton farmer in southern xinjiang said that the average price for cotton picking in 2016 was RMB 7.0 yuan per kg, with an average yield of 350 kg per mu. If the subsidy is counted, cotton farmers will increase their cotton yield. In the case of sharp decline in other crop yields, the increase of cotton planting will definitely promote the planting area next year.

According to the China association of cotton planting intentions survey, in 2016 the Yellow River basin in major cotton-producing areas of planting benefit is better than crops such as corn, soybeans, but below the chili and garlic, so raise cotton positivity slightly, rose 1.41%. Since the planting of cotton areas in the Yangtze river basin, the meteorological conditions have been relatively poor. Some areas have been affected by the disaster, the yield per unit has declined, and the quality has declined, but the price of cotton has been higher than last year, and the enthusiasm of cotton farmers has rebounded. Therefore, the initiative of planting cotton has also increased slightly, up 3.53% year on year. As can be seen from the above results, the increase of cotton area in 2017 will be a great probability event.