Cotton Production In China Is Expected To Be Flat Or Slightly Reduced Over The Previous Three Years.

< p > to the end of May, the national cotton sowing was basically completed, and the progress of sowing to the field reached 96.8%, which was basically the same as that of the previous year.

According to the sampling survey of cotton farmers' sowing area, the cotton planting area in China is 68 million 220 thousand mu, which is 6.7% lower than that in 2012.

Since the spring sowing, the national cotton climate index is suitable for cotton seedling growth. Most cotton areas are growing normally, and the occurrence of pests and diseases is light. However, compared with the same period last year, the cotton seedling is weak and the growth is slightly worse. It is estimated that the yield of cotton in the three major river basins is flat or slightly lower than that of last year.

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< p > cotton reserves continue to be released.

In order to meet the needs of textile enterprises, the number of inputs has been expanded and the structural adjustment has been put into effect. The import cotton and 2012 new cotton in 2011 have been increased by textile enterprises. All the imported cotton resources have been launched, leading to a higher turnover rate and higher paction price.

In May, 596 thousand tons of cotton reserves were registered, an increase of 96.8% in the annulus, and a total turnover of 1 million 910 thousand tons as at the end of May.

With the advent of the textile traditional off-season, textile enterprises reduce the number of raw materials procurement, and mainly cotton and cotton imports, cotton spot pactions continued to slack, prices are stable.

In May, the average price of China's cotton price index (CC Index328) was 19350 yuan / ton, down 0.1%, down 1.4% from the same period last year.

Domestic supply of resources is relatively abundant, and cotton imports continue to fall.

In May, China imported 346 thousand tons of cotton, a decrease of 19.8% compared to the same period, a decrease of 31.1% over the same period.

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< p > the market situation is stable, and there is little change in the turnover of commodity cotton turnover.

The cotton association of China has monitored the total turnover of commodity cotton turnover around 357 thousand tons as of the end of May, an increase of 0.2% over the same period, down 73.7% from the same period last year.

At the same time, with the increase in the number of Xinjiang's reserve cotton, the number of highway pportation increased significantly. In May, the number of highways and 1703 vehicles increased by 3.3 times.

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< p > textile demand is further weakening. Sales situation is worse than in April. Enterprises are stepping up sales promotion efforts, orders are more cautious, cotton inventories are falling, finished products inventory is reduced, and a few large enterprises have increased their start-up rate and capacity, but most SMEs only rely on maintaining production.

Statistics Bureau statistics, yarn production in May 2 million 925 thousand tons, an increase of 2.1%, an increase of 7.1% over the same period last year, an increase of 4.1 percentage points lower than the same period.

Although the export situation of textile and clothing is generally better than last year, the export volume in May was significantly lower than that in April, thanks to the rapid appreciation of RMB and the exclusion of export data.

Customs statistics show that in May, China's textile and apparel exports amounted to 22 billion 970 million US dollars, an increase of 3.1% over the same period, an increase of 5.2% over the same period last year.

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< p > 6-7 June, the 2013 China International Cotton Conference was held in Qingdao. People from all over the world gathered around the theme of "confidence, pformation and win win" to conduct in-depth exchanges on the current macro policy and cotton and textile situation.

Delegates agreed that global production is expected to decline in the year 2013, with a small increase in consumption and a high inventory level, with little fluctuation in prices.

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< < p > market concerns about the 2013 cotton reserve policy and the adjustment of future macro-control policies and other issues, the relevant departments said that in order to maintain the sustainable and stable development of the cotton industry, the 2013 year plan for collecting and storing the capital has been announced, and it will win the trust of the people and will not change.

In the future, how to adjust macro-control policies has been studied by relevant departments in order to establish a long-term mechanism for the development of cotton industry.

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