Shawan county is a large agricultural county with agriculture as the mainstay and combining agriculture and animal husbandry. Rich in natural resources such as water, soil, light and heat, it is the production and supply base of cotton, grain and oil, vegetables and fruits in Tacheng area and even in northern Xinjiang. The county's cultivated land area is10.2 million mu, and the agricultural population is142,766, accounting for 70.75% of the total population. The total power of agricultural machinery reached 339,520 kilowatts, the mechanized farming surface reached 98%, and the coverage rate of improved crops reached 100%. In 2005, the per capita net income of farmers and herdsmen reached 6 153 yuan.
More than 20 leading enterprises in agricultural industrialization have been cultivated, such as Tunhe tomato, Tianhai grain and oil, Tianbao food, Ruilong grease, Panlong grease, Ge Rui dairy, Shawan cotton, Qinling textile, Salon textile, Yin Ying industry and trade, Huafeng textile and Tianhui cotton products, and Tunhe tomato sauce, Ge Rui dairy products, Jindeng cotton yarn and western Bailang cotton have been formed.