Xinjiang accounts for 87% of China's cotton production (2)

A cotton harvesting machine works in a field in Manas county, Hui autonomous prefecture of Changji, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Oct 17, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]

The region is well known for its premium, long-fiber cotton, which is popular in domestic and global markets. In 2019, more than 42 percent of the region's cotton was harvested by machinery rather than hand thanks to advanced farming technology, it added.