从1999年9月1日新的棉花年度起,棉花的收购价格、销售价格主要由市场形成,国家不再作统一规定。这对于棉花总产量、收购量和调拨量均居全国第一的新疆来说,无疑将产生重大影响。棉价放开后将给新疆棉花带来好的销售市场,从而减少棉花积压,同时也减轻了当地棉纺企业的压力。但另一方面,新疆的棉农将因此而减少收入,棉花流通企业也将遇到新的问题,棉花数量型增长与市场需求间矛盾日渐突出。棉花生产退亦无路可选,进亦市场风险加剧。因此,如何确保新疆棉花资源在全国乃至世界范围内的竞争力,已成为新形势下亟待解决的重大问题。一、棉花带来的希望 Starting from the new cotton year of September 1, 1999, the purchase price and selling price of cotton are mainly formed by the market, and the state no longer makes unified provisions. This undoubtedly will have a significant impact on Xinjiang, which ranks first in the country in terms of total cotton output, acquisition volume and redeployment volume. After the cotton price is released, it will bring a good sales market to the Xinjiang cotton so as to reduce the backlog of cotton and relieve the pressure on the local cotton spinning enterprises. On the other hand, cotton farmers in Xinjiang will therefore reduce their incomes and cotton circulation enterprises will also encounter new problems. The contradiction between the quantitative growth of cotton and the market demand has become increasingly prominent. There is no alternative to cotton production retreat, into the market risk is also exacerbated. Therefore, how to ensure the competitiveness of cotton resources in Xinjiang and the rest of the world has become a major issue to be solved urgently in the new situation. First, the hope brought by cotton