新疆是中国最重要的产棉区，据国家统计局统计，2017年新疆棉花种植面积为3500万亩，占全国棉花面积的61 % 。
Xinjiang is China’s most important cotton-producing region. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the cotton planting area in Xinjiang in 2017 was 35 million mu, accounting for 61% of the national cotton area.