Nge-2 kaJuni, 2023, i-avareji ephakathi yexabiso kwiimarike ezinkulu zasekhaya eUnited States yayiyiveki ephelileyo xa i-Center i-52.28 yeesenti kwipopu nganye xa ithelekiswa nexesha elifanayo kunyaka ophelileyo. Kwelo veki, iiphakheji ze-17986 zathengiswa kwimarike yesixhenxe ephambili eUnited States, kwaye iiphakheji ezingama-722341 zathengiswa ngo-2022/3.
Ixabiso le-Cotton yasekhaya lase-United States liyaqhubeka, ukubuza kwelinye ilizwe eTexas kukukhanya, i-pimaquin ye-pimaquin iqaqanjelwe, kuba i-cotton yomthengisi iqala ukuphakama, kuba isibonelelo sekotoni siqala ukubakho qinile ngo-2022, kwaye ukutyala kufike kade kulo nyaka.
Kule veki, kwakungekho ngqiqweni kwii-Miles zeKharile zaseMakhaya eUnited States, kwaye ezinye iifektri zazisamisa imveliso ukuya kwi-Intentist uluhlu. Ii-mills zendwangu ziyaqhubeka nokugcina ubutshijolo ekuthengweni kwabo. Imfuno yokuthumela ngaphandle yekotoni yaseMelika iphakathi, kwaye ingingqi yeMpuma Ekude ibuze malunga neentlobo ezahlukeneyo zamaxabiso awodwa.
Akuzange kubekho imvula enkulu kumazantsi empuma wamazantsi mpuma we-United States, kwaye ezinye iindawo zisekwimeko eyomileyo ye-United States, kunye ne-Cotton entsha eqhuba kakuhle. Akukho imvula enkulu kumantla engingqi yompuma-mpuma, kwaye ihlwayela inkqubela phambili ngokukhawuleza. Ngenxa yobushushu obuphantsi, ukukhula kwekotoni entsha kuyacotha.
Nangona kuye kwakho imvula kwingingqi yeMemphis esemantla ye-Central South Deles, ezinye iindawo ziphoswa ngemvula, zikhokelela ekunyukeni komhlaba kunye nemisebenzi eqhelekileyo yentsimi. Nangona kunjalo, amafama eCotton ajonge phambili kwimvula engaphezulu ukunceda i-cotton entsha ikhule kamnandi. Lilonke, indawo yendawo ikwimeko eyomileyo engaqhelekanga, kwaye amafama ekotoni ajonge kwaye akhuphisane ngamaxabiso amaxabiso, ngethemba lokuba neemeko ezifanelekileyo zamaxabiso ekotoni; Imvula engonelanga kwinxalenye esemazantsi yengingqi yeDelta inokusichaphazela isivuno, kwaye amafama e-Cotton ajonge phambili ekutshintsheni amaxabiso ekotoni.
Inkqubela phambili yokukhula kwekotoni entsha kwiindawo ezinxweme ezisezantsi zeTexas ziyahluka, kunye nokuvelisa nje kunye nokuhamba okuthile. Uninzi lokutyalwa eKansas sele lugqityiwe, kwaye ukuhlwayela kwasekuqaleni sele kuqalile ukuvela ngamagqabi amane okwenyani. Kulo nyaka, intengiso yembewu yomqhaphu ihambile unyaka wonke, ke ivolumu yokulungisa iya kuncipha. Ukutyalwa e-Oklahoma kuyaphela, kwaye umqhaphu omtsha sele evele, ngenkqubela eyahlukeneyo yokukhula; Ukutyala kuyaqhubeka kwintshona yeTexas, enamatyali amaninzi sele exakekile kwiindawo eziphakamileyo. Ikotoni entsha ivele, amanye amagqabi ama-2-4. Kusekho ixesha lokutyala kwiindawo eziHilly, kwaye abalali ngoku bayafumaneka kwiindawo zomhlaba ezomileyo.
Iqondo lobushushu kwindawo yasentlango yeNtshona lifana nexesha elifanayo kwiminyaka edlulileyo, kwaye inkqubela phambili yokukhula kwekotoni entsha ayilingani. Ezinye iindawo ziye zatyibilika kakhulu, kwaye ezinye iindawo zinesichotho, kodwa ayinzanga ikotoni entsha. Indawo kaSt John inemali enkulu yekhephu, ngemilambo kunye nezibophelelo ezigcweleyo, kwaye ikotoni entsha yi-budd. Kwezinye iindawo, isiqithi esiqingqiweyo sithotyiwe, ikakhulu ngenxa yokulibaziseka ukuhlwayela kunye namaqondo obushushu asezantsi. Uphando lwengingqi lubonisa ukuba indawo yekotton yekotoni ziihektare ze-20000. I-Pima Cotton ifumene isixa esikhulu sekhephu elinyibilikayo, kunye nezaqhwithi zamaxesha athile kwimvula kwindawo yendawo. Indawo ye-LA Burke ifumene iindudumo kunye nezikhukula, kunye neendawo ezithile zineendudumo, imimoya enamandla, kunye nesichotho, zibangela ilahleko yezityalo. Uphononongo lwendawo lubonisa ukuba indawo yePima Cotton eCalifornia kulo nyaka ziihektare ezingama-78000.
IXESHA LOKUQALA: Jun-16 ukuya kwi-2023