Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region recorded a record cotton output of over 6 million tonnes in 2025, official data showed on Tuesday.
The region produced 6.165 million tonnes of cotton in 2025, accounting for 92.8 percent of the national total, according to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Xinjiang.
Xinjiang's cotton planting area expanded to nearly 38.88 million mu (about 2.59 million hectares) in 2025, which was up 5.9 percent year on year, and its average yield came in at 158.6 kilograms per mu, up 2.4 percent year on year.
Favorable weather conditions throughout the growing season helped boost output, with strengthened policy support, advances in agricultural technology, and improved talent development also contributing to higher productivity, experts say.
Xinjiang remains China's largest cotton-producing region. The country's cotton output rose by 7.7 percent from 2024, totaling 6.641 million tonnes in 2025.
China's Xinjiang sees record cotton output in 2025
China's Xinjiang sees record cotton output in 2025
China's Xinjiang sees record cotton output in 2025
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday reiterated his call for the United States and Israel to stop the war against Iran, and for Iran to stop attacking its neighbors.
Noting that the impacts of the conflict are being felt everywhere, Guterres warned that the world is on the edge of a wider war that would engulf the whole Middle East with dramatic impacts around the globe.
The secretary-general said that "the Middle East crisis has lurched into its second month", and warned that the scale of devastation, indiscriminate attacks, and targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure are all growing.
"My message is clear. To the United States and Israel, it is high time to stop the war that is inflicting immense human suffering and already triggering devastating economic consequences. To Iran, to stop attacking their neighbors. The Security Council has condemned these attacks and reaffirmed the need to respect navigational rights and freedoms along critical maritime routes, including the Strait of Hormuz. Conflicts do not end on their own. They end when leaders choose dialog over destruction. That choice still exists, and it must be made now," he said.
Guterres said diplomatic efforts are underway to find a peaceful path forward, which "deserve the space and support to succeed -- anchored firmly in international law, including the UN Charter".
UN chief renews call for U.S., Israel to stop war against Iran
