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Cotton ripening season is a few months

Cotton blossoms in July-September, ripening in summer and fall, it matures depending on the region, the climate will be different, such as Hunan, Hubei, Jiangsu and other southern regions are mostly mature in July-September, Henan, Shandong and other northern regions are mostly mature in July-August, and Xinjiang and other northwestern regions of the maturity of the time is mostly in the June-September, it is generally 50-60 days of flowering, up to 100 days.

Cotton ripening season and month

Cotton blossoms in July-September, ripening in the summer and fall, it is ripe due to different regional climates will make a difference, such as Hunan, Hubei, Jiangsu and other southern regions are mostly ripe in July-September, Henan, Shandong and other northern regions are mostly ripe in July-August, while Xinjiang and other northwestern regions of the maturity of the time is mostly in June-September, it is generally flowering for 50-60 days, up to 100 days.

Different places of origin ripening time

1, Xinjiang cotton

Xinjiang produces long-staple cotton, long-staple cotton because of the fiber is longer and so named, mainly from the Xinjiang Turpan Basin, as well as Bayin Goleng, Kashgar, Aksu and so on, every year, June-September ripening, the price of about 68 yuan a pound.

2, Henan cotton

Henan cotton July-August maturity, cotton bolls ripe split, revealing soft fibers, fibers white or white with yellow, the price of about 8 yuan a catty.

3, Jiangsu cotton

Jiangsu cotton July-September maturity, the cotton here is of excellent quality, white color, high grade, long fiber, has been popular, the price is about 5 yuan a catty.

Different varieties of maturity time

1, fine flannel cotton

Fine flannel cotton refers to the land cotton species of various strains of cotton, its fiber length is generally in the 25 to 32mm, its fiber is puffy, soft, elastic, the color of the snow white or creamy white, rich in silk finish, is generally in the price of seven to thirteen yuan a pound of fluctuations up and down.

2, long-staple cotton

Long-staple cotton matured around mid-to-late August, including various varieties of sea island cotton and sea-land hybrid cotton, its fiber is thin and soft, less elastic, good quality, color white, cream or yellowish, this variety of production is currently low, only part of Xinjiang in China planted, the price of 68 yuan / kg.

3, thick cotton

Coarse cotton contains cotton and grass cotton strains of cotton, cotton petals close, lag hard, smaller shape, short and thick fiber elasticity, color white or dull white, silk finish less, the unit price of 3-10 yuan ranging.