Xinjiang remains China's top cotton producer for 32 consecutive years, with 97% mechanization: white paper

BEIJING -- China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region's cotton output of about 5.69 million tonnes accounted for 92.3 percent of the national total in 2024, maintaining its position as the country's top producer for the 32nd consecutive year, according to a white paper released on Friday by the State Council Information Office.

The mechanization rate in plowing, planting, and harvesting has reached 97 percent, said the document titled "CPC Guidelines for Governing Xinjiang in the New Era: Practice and Achievements."

Focusing on national strategic needs, and leveraging its natural resources and industrial capabilities, Xinjiang has accelerated efforts to develop a modern industrial system with its own unique advantages.