Orders Have Been Eroded By Reduced Profits, &Nbsp; Cotton Prices Have Hit The Textile Industry.

China's monthly import and export value reached a record high in June, but the textile industry will not slacken.

With the rising cost of labor and other factors of production and the pressure of RMB appreciation, the second half of the industry textile industry The situation is expected to become more cautious.

"With the end of the first batch of replenishment in the European and American markets in 5 and June, the order of textile enterprises has been decreasing, while cotton prices have soared in the last two months, and the profits of textile enterprises have been eroded further." Zhu Yong, President of Shanghai Textile Holding Group Company, said recently.

"I think the situation in the second half of this year is not optimistic, especially the extroverted ones. Textile enterprises " Zhu Yong said that some overseas orders began to turn to suppliers in Southeast Asia, even if there were orders, profits were not high, and some were also losing money. "I know that before an enterprise took orders from Decathlon, it lost about 10000000."

Data show that China in July 9th cotton The price index reported 18419 yuan / ton, continuing to refresh the highest in nearly ten years. Market expectations, cotton prices will further break through the 20 thousand yuan / ton mark.

"The impact of cotton prices on the cost of textile industry is about 20%, so the price of cotton in this round will be greatly affected." Zhu Yong told reporters. In the past 5 months, cotton prices have continued to soar, rising by more than 30% per month, which has directly led to the rise in prices of raw materials such as cotton yarn and cotton cloth, which in turn will affect the cost of the textile industry and clothing companies in the middle and lower reaches.

Data released by the Customs General Administration on 10 may show that textile yarn, fabrics and products exported 35 billion 650 million US dollars in the first half, an increase of 32.3%, an increase of 2.6 percentage points over the first five months, and a 53 billion 230 million increase in clothing exports, an increase of 16%, an acceleration of 2.9 percentage points.

For the industry trend in the second half of the year, Zhu Yong said that the Shanghai textile holding company has made many preparations, and the processing of incoming materials is also under consideration. "This can avoid the risk of raw materials, and some larger lists should also choose to share risks with buyers."

Shanghai Textile Holding Group has two listed companies, Shenda shares and leading shares, and owns many famous brands such as "three guns" and "Queen". "Through brand management, actively expanding domestic trade and exploring new sales models, such as Internet sales, is our strategy." Zhu Yong said.