Farmers in Minhe County, Qinghai Province have paid more than 90 million yuan to pick up cotton in Xinjiang.

(agricultural Wealth Network) recently, good news came from the labor service office of Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County. This year, 31000 farmers in Minhe County went to Xinjiang to pick cotton, and the cotton picking income is expected to reach 92 million yuan. This is an increase of 12 million yuan over the 80 million yuan target estimated by the county party committee and county government this year, which will set an all-time high since the county went to Xinjiang to pick cotton.

This year, Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County has organized and transported the seasonal cotton picking work as an important measure to maintain the sustained growth of labor income and reduce the employment pressure brought about by the financial crisis. through "prior arrangements, docking negotiations between the two places, special train output, tracking services" and other measures to ensure the good momentum of cotton picking in Xinjiang. This year, a total of 31738 cotton pickers were exported to Xinjiang through various channels, an increase of 6600, or 26.26 percent, over the previous year.

According to a survey conducted by the Labor Office of Minhe County, this year, the highest income of cotton pickers in Minhe County has reached more than 5000 yuan, the lowest income is about 2000 yuan, and the per capita income of picking cotton is more than 2900 yuan. It is understood that this year, the field of cotton pickers in Minhe County has extended from simple cotton picking to construction, highway, railway, Reed harvesting, warehousing, tomato processing, and other industries. at present, nearly 4000 cotton pickers plan to postpone their working time to December to increase their income by picking tomatoes, grapes, construction, processing, and other industries.

Judging from the current situation, the cotton picking income of Minhe County this year is expected to reach 92 million yuan, an increase of 32 million yuan, or 53 percent, over the previous year.