Xinjiang cotton harvest progresses

By Global Times Published: Oct 11, 2026 11:03 PM

Large cotton harvesters move back and forth across vast cotton fields in Luntai county, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on October 10, 2026, efficiently picking, compressing and baling cotton in an orderly mechanized operation. Photo: Courtesy of Tursun Usman

Preparing for harvest

A worker repairs a cotton harvester machine at a plant in Aksu Prefecture, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous ...

Cotton-picking machines

Farmers use a machine to harvest cotton in Tiemenguan, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on October 7, ...

Pest-free cotton

A farmer drives a machine to spray pesticide on cotton in Hutubi County, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous ...