In 2007, China launched a series of policies, including subsidy to high quality cotton seed and policy insurance and according to the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" (2006-2010), China plans to pick up the construction of high-quality cotton production base in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region by investing CNY750 million, all of which have greatly enhanced the enthusiasm of farmers to plant cotton. Statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics show that China's total cotton planting area reached 5.59 million hectares in 2007, up 3.3% year on year, and cotton output in the year reached 7.6 million tons, up 12.6% against the previous year.

Changes of China Cotton Planting Areas and Total Cotton Output, 2003-2007

 
Source: ResearchInChina

In 2007, China imported 2.46 million tons of cotton, down 32.5% against the previous year, which was caused mainly by the following three factors.

1) A rise in cotton output at home
2) A slowdown in the growth of China's textile and apparel exports. In 2007, China's textile and apparel exports reached US$171.17 billion, up 16.5% year on year, but 8.5 percentage points lower than a year ago.
3) An increase in prices of imported cotton. In 2007, the average price of imported cotton in China was US$1,415 per ton, up 5.6% year on year, due to the impact of several factors, including U.S. cancellation of subsidies to cotton export, anticipated reduction of cotton output in international market and price hikes in global agricultural products.  

Changes of China Cotton Import Volume in Jan.-Dec.,2007

 
Source: ResearchInChina

Statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics show that in 2007, China's total  spinning output produced by companies above designated size (company with an annual sales revenue over CNY5 million) reached 19.94 million tons, up 14.6% year on year, or an addition of 2.54 million tons. Based on the calculation by cotton spinning ratio of 55%, the lowest one regarded by the industry, China's cotton consumption in the year would likely be 10.96 million tons and the gap would likely be around one million tons.

Based on the authoritative and abundant information from the National Bureau of Statistics, the China Cotton Association and the General Administration of Customs of China, this report makes an in-depth study on the market status, main policies, supply & demand and key companies of cotton industry and forecasts the supply and demand as well as the development trend of cotton and its seed industry in the period of October, 2007 to September, 2008.

2. China Cotton Supply
2.1 Cotton growing areas in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River
2.1.1 Cotton supply in Henan Province 
2.1.2 Cotton supply in Hebei Province
2.1.3 Cotton supply in Shandong Province
2.1.4 Cotton supply in Shanxi Province
2.1.5 Cotton supply in Shaanxii Province
2.1.6 Cotton supply in Liaoning Province
2.2 Cotton growing areas in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River
2.2.1 Cotton supply in Shanghai Municipality 
2.2.2 Cotton supply in Zhejiang Province
2.2.3 Cotton supply in Jiangsu Province
2.2.4 Cotton supply in Hubei Province
2.2.5 Cotton supply in Anhui Province
2.2.6 Cotton supply in Sichuan Province
2.2.7 Cotton supply in Jiangxi Province
2.2.8 Cotton supply in Hunan Province
2.3 Cotton growing areas in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

3. Cotton Consumption 
3. Industrial consumption 
3.2 Import and export of cotton 
3.3 Cotton consumption trends

4. Cotton Supply and Demand 
4.1 Cotton seed supply and demand 
4.1.1 Cotton seed production 
4.1.2 Market price of cotton seed in 2007
4.1.3 Cotton species recommended by the Ministry of Agriculture in 2008
4.2 Situation of cotton supply and demand
4.2.1 Analysis of cotton supply and demand
4.2.2 Market price of China cotton in 2007
4.2.3 Forecast of China cotton development in 2008-4-9

5. Key Companies in China Cotton Seed Industry 
5.1 Zhongmian Seeds Changjiang Co. Ltd.
5.1.1 Company profile
5.1.2 Main business
5.2 Gansu Dunhuang Seed Co.
5.2.1 Company profile
5.2.2 Main business
5.3 China National Seed Group Corp.
5.3.1 Company profile
5.3.2 Main business
5.4 Xinjiang Tarim River Seed Co. 
5.4.1 Company profile
5.4.2 Main business
5.5 Beijing Origin Seed Technology Inc. 
5.5.1 Company profile
5.5.2 Main business
5.6 Sichuan Guohao Seed Co.Ltd
5.6.1 Company profile
5.6.2 Main business
5.7 Huaxi Seed of China Xinjiang
5.7.1 Company profile
5.7.2 Main business
5.8 Deneng Zhengcheng Seed Co.
5.8.1 Company profile
5.8.2 Main business

6. Development Trend of Cotton and Its Seed Industry