Cotton Prices Rise, Clothing Retailers Choose To Sell At Peak Prices Again

"The price of cotton is too fierce now." Faced with the recent rise in cotton prices, Yiwu insiders can hardly conceal their worries. Reporters learned from the Yongan futures Yiwu business department yesterday that the price of grade three cotton futures market in June last year was about 13 thousand yuan per ton, and now it reaches 21 thousand and 500 yuan, up by about 65%. According to industry estimates, this is the highest peak of cotton product prices in 15 years.

Seller:

Seamless per piece Underwear Up 2 yuan.

"21 days after this month, cause cotton The price is rising and the price of seamless underwear has been raised. Yesterday, in Yiwu Hu Chi Ze, owner of all kinds of underwear business in the four district of the International Trade City, said that before the Mid Autumn Festival, the underwear he imported from the same style increased by about two yuan each, or about 10%. "The manufacturer's explanation is that the cost has gone up too fast, and all kinds of finished products have to raise the factory price."

"The price of customers has not been reflected for a few days." Hu worried that the old customers might not accept the new price, but he would lose money if he didn't raise the price. "I hope our customers will understand this. After all, seamless underwear, warm underwear and some cotton socks are rising."

Reporters learned from the market that on the other hand, cotton products manufacturers increased the ex factory price under the pressure of raw material prices, while customers who knew the price rise in advance complained that the price rose too much. The sellers and operators in the middle could only support the business on both sides of the pressure.

Manufacturer:

Cotton yarn is high in price and difficult to purchase.

"We used cotton yarn last year's price of twenty thousand yuan per ton, now the price of about 35 thousand yuan, if no price increases, no one can afford it." Mr. Wu of Yiwu new tree seamless underwear factory said.

In Yiwu, he told reporters that he had brought cash to cotton yarn the other day, and the other side said he would wait for some time, because there was no spot in recent days. Mr. Lou said: "according to the current cotton yarn price, before selling a box of socks can earn 1.8 yuan, now only 0.9 yuan, apportioned to each pair of socks only 0.075 yuan profit."

Reporters learned that the recent rise in cotton prices, some small and medium-sized enterprises have adjusted the production structure, began to use chemical fiber and other raw materials to make substitutes, in order to maintain relatively low production costs.

According to the insiders, cotton price rise is a reason for adjusting the price of cotton yarns. On the other hand, cotton yarn producers are affected by the "electricity restriction" throughout the country, unable to complete the original semi finished products on time, so that many downstream businesses in Yiwu are embarrassed by the fact that they can not buy cotton yarn with money.

Retailer:

Pick up the price during the peak sales period.

"From the Yiwu dealer's offer last week, the price of seamless underwear and cotton underwear has increased from 5% to 15%, and the retail price must be increased, but it is not the best time to adjust the price now." Ms. Wu, who opened the lingerie shop in Lanxi, told reporters that although the two days had obviously cooled down, the sales of some underwear had been promoted, but the real peak season had not yet arrived. "Now we plan to sell the inventory of last year first, and then consider raising the price and selling new products over time."

In addition to the physical store, Taobao store's cotton underwear sellers are watching the timing of price adjustment. Taobao's crown seller Liao said that the price of Taobao's underwear is generally two times that of the purchase price. "If the price continues to rise, the retail price will have to be adjusted," she said. "Now other Taobao stores are basically not rising. I am prepared to wait for a while."

Yiwu seamless weaving industry association data show that Yiwu seamless garment industry accounted for 80% of the total output of the country, 25% of the world. In addition, Yiwu is the largest hosiery base in China, with an annual output of more than a few billion pairs of socks.

According to the insiders, the fluctuation of cotton prices will impact the production cost of these enterprises, and the price adjustment trend will eventually be passed to the terminal market. Faced with this market behavior, whether it is a production enterprise or a distributor or retailer, it is better to spontaneously unite an appropriate price increase instead of taking advantage of the price war, so as to slow down the pressure brought by the increase of production cost.