Cotton Textile Industry Multiple Pressure Cost &Nbsp; High-End Transformation Can Not Wait.

Experts believe that China's textile enterprises must transform as soon as possible, take the high-end product line, get rid of the past mode of relying on the development of cheap labor, and at the same time, the textile industry is unable to digest high cotton prices, and can not unilaterally protect cotton farmers' interests by raising cotton prices.

Cotton farmers get top cotton

At the April 6th China Cotton Trade Fair in April 6th, China cotton Gao Fang, executive vice president and Secretary General of the association, said that the growth of labor cost has become one of the factors restricting the stability of cotton area.

According to Wang Yuchun, Secretary of the Party branch of Hou Wang Fen Village, West Xiao Wang Township, Wudi, Shandong, Wang Mu village planted a total of four thousand or five thousand mu of cotton last year. "I have roughly calculated that last year, half of the cotton farmers' income and expenditure can be balanced, at least 1/3 cotton farmers are losing money, and the rest are only slightly profitable."

Wang Shuhua, 59, is the best among the "slightly profitable" farmers. Her family planted 97 mu of cotton last year, and the net income of seed cotton was about 80 thousand yuan, with an average of 800 yuan per mu. For her family cotton can make so much money, Wang Yuchun's evaluation is, others can not compare. "She not only has high cotton planting skills, but it is important for her family to have more hands and fewer workers."

Wang Yuchun laid particular stress on the cost of employing workers because of the high wages last year. In West Xiao Wang Township last year, cotton farmers even got cotton top labor. Picking up 1 pounds of cotton, the average employer will pay 1.3 yuan for the work, and the high price even reaches 1.5 yuan / Jin. Some villagers couldn't afford it. They discussed with the employees: we picked up the cotton equally, and I did not give you any money. Hire a worker: you still pay for it.

In mid March, the cotton storage intentions survey showed that the cotton planting area in China was 72 million 185 thousand mu, a decrease of 7 million 226 thousand mu compared with the same period, a decrease of 9.1%.

In 2011, the total amount of national cotton storage and storage reached 3 million 130 thousand tons, the largest in 1984. However, experts also remind that China's cotton circulation system is out of line with the international market, and cotton prices are much higher than those of India, Pakistan and Southeast Asian countries. Reviewing the export data in 2011, pure cotton in China textile The decline in exports is most obvious, partly to illustrate the problem.

"Southeast flight" of textile and garment enterprises

"Since last year, the entire cotton textile industry has been very difficult to be affected by the international situation and labor shortage. The profit margin of 70% enterprises is below 0.7%, which is lower than bank interest rates." Hubei province Xiao cotton industrial group responsible person said.

The price of raw materials is rising, the cost of labor is rising, and the brand innovation ability is not strong. With the continuous weakening of the international market, many malpractices accumulated in China's textile industry are concentrated.

According to customs statistics, exports of textiles and clothing totaled US $254 billion 120 million in 2011, an increase of 19.9% over the same period last year, while export prices increased by 19.3% over the same period last year, and the volume of exports increased by only 0.5% over the same period last year. Especially in the textile industry, where small and medium enterprises are the majority, the decline of orders means that it is difficult to continue.

Under multiple pressures, at present, not only a considerable proportion of international orders have begun to transfer to Southeast Asian countries, but also many large textile and garment enterprises in China have been developing factories in Southeast Asia.

"We are not not competitive, but because of cheap cotton, we have to move out." Wang Tiankai, President of China Textile Industry Federation, said.

"In Kampuchea, the monthly salary is only more than 20 dollars, which is more than 100 yuan RMB. In our area, the monthly salary has reached 3000 yuan, and it has to pay various kinds of insurance. The enterprise has already been overburdened." Ordos, Inner Mongolia (12.34, -0.14, -1.12%) Cashmere Wang Linxiang, chairman of the product company, admitted. {page_break}

High end breakout or self rescue

"China's textile enterprises must transform as soon as possible, take the high-end product line, and get rid of the past relying on low labor development mode with higher technology content and added value." Sun Ruizhe, vice president of China Textile Industry Association, said.

Yu Shuxun, director of the Cotton Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and academician of the Chinese Academy of engineering, emphasized that the inherent quality of cotton fibers in China is relatively poor, and the vast majority of them can only spin 32 yarns. However, the high quality raw cotton that spun 60 or more of the high count yarn is heavily dependent on imports. It has become a major bottleneck restricting the upgrading of China's cotton textiles.

Yu Shuxun has calculated an account. If China's cotton can be spun from 32 spinning yarn to 60 spinning yarn, the grade of cotton yarn and its processed products will be raised, and its price will increase by about 50%. This is of great significance for improving the international competitiveness of China's entire cotton industry chain.

Li Manchang, chairman of a Agricultural Product Co., Ltd. of Gaoyang County, Hebei, said that scale, specialization and mechanization can reduce costs. For example, by mechanical sowing, 1 mu of land can save about 15 yuan. He also suggested planting new cotton varieties to increase farmers' income by improving cotton production and quality. His own long staple cotton varieties, a ton of lint can increase the income of about 400 yuan.

"In the long run, we should give consideration to both sides." textile industry And cotton farmers' interests, we should increase financial support for cotton farmers and establish a "cotton target price subsidy system". We can not unilaterally protect cotton farmers' interests by raising cotton prices. In the current market situation, it is difficult for the textile industry to digest high cotton prices. Ma Zhanping, deputy director of the economic and Trade Department of the national development and Reform Commission, said.

Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences cotton has suggested that the cotton temporary purchase and storage price increase by 5%, according to the price of 19 thousand and 800 yuan / ton last year, that is, raising 990 yuan per ton. In 2012, however, the price of temporary cotton storage and purchase was determined to be 20400 yuan / ton, which actually increased by only 600 yuan, indicating that the interests of the industry were fully taken into account when formulating policies.