Domestic And Foreign Cotton Price Difference Has Seriously Affected The Textile Industry Efficiency Decline.

Since the beginning of this year, the domestic textile industry has been under great pressure due to the decline in domestic sales and the weakening of the external demand market. Analysis of the future development situation, the China Textile Industry Federation believes that the biggest challenge of the textile industry is not the rise in labor costs, but in the cost of raw materials - domestic cotton prices exceed the international market, which leads to a decline in the international competitiveness of the textile industry and further drag on exports.

　　 China Federation of textile industry The latest data show that in 1-4 months of this year, the textile enterprises in the country above Designated Size declined significantly in efficiency, nearly 1/5 of enterprises suffered losses, and the amount of losses increased by 120% over the same period last year.

Sun Huaibin, a spokesman for China Textile Industry Federation, said that since last September, the price of cotton in the international market has declined, and the difference from the domestic market price has expanded from 1000 yuan per ton to the current 5000 yuan. He believes that the decline in the textile industry's efficiency will continue to expand with the price difference between domestic and foreign cotton, which is closely related to the lack of international competitiveness of textile exports.

　　 Sun Hua Bin The cost of labor is no longer the main contradiction this year. The purchasing power of the factory is down this year, so the pressure of these two groups is not great. So where does pressure come from? Raw materials, especially cotton, have led to the current results of the textile industry.

Sun Huaibin said, because domestic cotton The price is higher than that of the international market, so 1-4 months of this year Cotton products Total negative growth in exports.

Sun Huaibin: such a big price difference has seriously affected the export competitiveness of our cotton products and the stable operation of the cotton textile industrial chain. Now we are from Pakistan Imported cotton yarn is cheaper than domestic cotton, and it is upside down.

At present, China implements a quota system for cotton imports, supplemented by sliding duties, aiming to maintain the stability of domestic cotton prices. Therefore, although the domestic and foreign cotton prices are seriously upside down, not all enterprises can pay the cost by importing cotton, and some cotton spinning enterprises have to be forced to stop working at the two markets at home and abroad. Wang Tiankai, President of the China Textile Industry Federation, said that the difference in cotton prices is all for textile enterprises to buy.

　　 Wang Tian Kai The consequence is the gradual decline of the textile industry. If the price difference between the 5000 units is maintained, there may be about 50% of the cotton spinning enterprises to stop production, and the textile competitiveness will eventually be lost. Finally, they will be fed back to the cotton growers.

The measurement data of the China Federation of textile industry show that domestic and foreign cotton price difference is controlled within 1500 yuan per ton, and the textile industry's economic indicators are expected to reverse the downward trend. They therefore hope to be able to get support at the policy level and narrow the cotton price gap at home and abroad as soon as possible. In the short term, it is suggested that the state reserve cotton should be placed at a price limit and put into storage, and the domestic cotton price will be stabilized through state financial subsidies. In the long term, the cotton circulation system reform should be deepened, and the quantity of cotton imports should be increased every year until the abolition of the dual management limitation system of cotton import quotas and sliding duties, so as to achieve the market docking between internal and external cotton prices, and play a regulatory role in the market mechanism.

Wang Tiankai, President of China Textile Industry Federation, also said that in order to minimize the impact of cotton prices, Textile industry We are working hard to improve our internal strength.

Wang Tiankai: including the industry how to adjust the product structure and minimize the dependence on cotton, because I also have chemical fiber, strengthen internal management, and of course, further production organization and technology development to further improve their own work.