A domestically-made machinery cotton picker works in a cotton field in Xingping Township of Yuli County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 14, 2022. Xinjiang has entered its large-scale cotton harvest period this year, with machines expected to do over 80 percent of the picking work, local authorities said. Domestically-made machinery cotton pickers have played an important role in enhancing the efficiency of cotton picking. (Photo by Wang Zhipeng/Xinhua)
URUMQI, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China has entered its large-scale cotton harvest period this year, with machines expected to do over 80 percent of the picking work, local authorities said.
Currently, over 7,000 machine cotton pickers have been put into use during the harvest season in Xinjiang, according to the regional department of agriculture and rural affairs.
Xinjiang's overall cotton growth this year is better than that of last year, and its technological cotton planting level has been significantly improved, said the department.
The cotton and textile industry is one of the pillar industries in the region. Cotton output in Xinjiang topped 5.13 million tonnes in 2021, accounting for 89.5 percent of the country's total. ■
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 17, 2022 shows cotton is being poured from a machinery cotton picker in a cotton field in Hongqi Township of Xayar County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Xinjiang has entered its large-scale cotton harvest period this year, with machines expected to do over 80 percent of the picking work, local authorities said. Domestically-made machinery cotton pickers have played an important role in enhancing the efficiency of cotton picking. (Photo by Liu Yuzhu/Xinhua)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 14, 2022 shows machinery cotton pickers working in a cotton field in Usu City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Xinjiang has entered its large-scale cotton harvest period this year, with machines expected to do over 80 percent of the picking work, local authorities said. Domestically-made machinery cotton pickers have played an important role in enhancing the efficiency of cotton picking. (Photo by Zhang Jun/Xinhua)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 14, 2022 shows a vehicle loading cotton bales onto another vehicle in Xingping Township of Yuli County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Xinjiang has entered its large-scale cotton harvest period this year, with machines expected to do over 80 percent of the picking work, local authorities said. Domestically-made machinery cotton pickers have played an important role in enhancing the efficiency of cotton picking. (Photo by Wang Zhipeng/Xinhua)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 18, 2022 shows cotton fields in Hongqi Township of Xayar County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Xinjiang has entered its large-scale cotton harvest period this year, with machines expected to do over 80 percent of the picking work, local authorities said. Domestically-made machinery cotton pickers have played an important role in enhancing the efficiency of cotton picking. (Photo by Liu Yuzhu/Xinhua)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 17, 2022 shows two machinery cotton pickers working in a cotton field in Hongqi Township of Xayar County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Xinjiang has entered its large-scale cotton harvest period this year, with machines expected to do over 80 percent of the picking work, local authorities said. Domestically-made machinery cotton pickers have played an important role in enhancing the efficiency of cotton picking. (Photo by Liu Yuzhu/Xinhua)
