In The First Half Of 2016, Total Imports Of Cotton Fell By 54% Over The Same Period Last Year.

By China

Data provided by the Information Statistics Department of the Federation of industry associations showed that in June 2016

The number of imports decreased slightly compared with last month. The total volume of imported cotton in that month was 72 thousand and 500 tons, a decrease of 5 thousand and 700 tons over the previous month, a decrease of 7.3% compared with the previous month, and a decrease of 11 thousand and 500 tons compared with the number of imported cotton in June 2015, a decrease of 13.7% over the same period last year.

The average price of imported cotton fell slightly from last month.

In June, cotton imports were still mainly quotas, a total of 59 thousand tons, accounting for more than 80% of total imports this month.

In the first half of 2016, 430 thousand tons of cotton were imported, compared with the same period last year, a decrease of 500 thousand tons, down 54% from the same period last year.

In the first ten months of 2014/15 (2014.09-2015.06), 1 million 493 thousand and 700 tons of cotton were imported, while 794 thousand and 800 tons of imported cotton were imported during the same period of 2015/16, a decrease of 698 thousand and 900 tons, down 47% from the same period last year.

In June, the import of 23 thousand tons of cotton in the United States decreased by 11 thousand and 200 tons compared with last month, a decrease of 32% compared with June 2015, compared with June 2015, a decrease of 72% compared with that of the previous year.

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US cotton imports accounted for 32% of the total this month.

The number of foreign cotton imports ranked first.

In the first half of 2016, we imported 83 thousand and 500 tons of cotton in the United States, down 80% from the same period last year.

In June, we imported 20 thousand and 800 tons of Australian cotton, an increase of 11 thousand and 100 tons over last month.

But compared with the same period last year, it dropped by 41%.

In 2016, 1-6 tons of imported 60 thousand and 900 tons, an increase of 27.1% over the same period.

India cotton imports in June amounted to 5 thousand and 800 tons, an increase of 1 thousand and 700 tons, an increase of 41.4%.

In the first 6 months, a total of 49 thousand and 900 tonnes of imported cotton were imported, down 71.4% from the same period last year.

This month imports 5 thousand and 400 tons of cotton in Brazil, an increase of 300 tons compared with May, an increase of 5.3% in the ring ratio.

As of June, the total import volume of 47 thousand and 300 tons in 2016 decreased by 36.2% compared with the same period last year.

In June, the number of imports ranked fifth in Cameroon, and the number of imported cotton was 4 thousand and 400 tons, 3 thousand and 500 tons lower than last month, and 44% lower than the corresponding figure.

In the first 6 months of this year, a total of 23 thousand tons of cotton were imported, up 31.85% from the same period last year.

In June 2016, the number of cotton imports ranked 6-10 in China: 4 thousand and 100 tons in Uzbekistan, 2 thousand and 200 tons in Sultan, 2 thousand and 100 tons in Benin, 1 thousand and 600 tons in Burkina Faso and 800 tons in Zimbabwe.

In June, China ranked the top 15 cotton imports, in addition to those mentioned above: Ivory Coast, Chad, Israel, Spain and Mexico.

In June, among the five largest source countries, except for the slight decrease in the average cotton price in Uzbekistan, other countries showed a rising or even trend.

The average price of cotton in the United States is 1.92 US dollars / kg, up 9%.

Australian cotton prices averaged $1.7 / kg this month, unchanged from last month.

India cotton price this month is 1.54 US dollars / kg, up 5.5%.

The average price of cotton in Brazil is 1.49 US dollars / kg, a slight increase of 0.7% in the annulus.

The average price of cotton in Uzbekistan is 1.6 US dollars / kg, down 2.4%.

According to the import cotton area, China's cotton imports in June 2016 are still concentrated in textile gathering places such as Shandong and Jiangsu.

Shandong is a traditional cotton textile Province in China. In June, it imported 30 thousand and 800 tons of cotton, an increase of 1 thousand and 600 tons compared with last month, a rise of 5.5%.

Jiangsu imported 14 thousand and 600 tons of cotton in that month, down 28% from the same month.

Jiangsu and Shandong provinces accounted for 63% of total cotton imports in two provinces.

Beijing imported 11 thousand and 600 tons of cotton in June, down 27% from the chain.

Shanghai imported 3 thousand and 700 tons of cotton in June, an increase of 2 thousand and 200 tons over the previous month, a rise of 141%.

Zhejiang imported 2 thousand and 700 tons in the same month, an increase of 2 thousand and 200 tons over the previous month, a rise of 440%.

This month, the top 6-10 areas in the import area are: Xinjiang 2 thousand tons, Henan 1 thousand and 900 tons, Jiangxi 1 thousand and 300 tons, Guangdong 900 tons and Hubei 700 tons.

In the first half of 2016, the top five of the total cotton imports were Shandong, 172 thousand and 800 tons, Jiangsu 112 thousand and 600 tons, Beijing 66 thousand and 500 tons, Xinjiang 18 thousand and 500 tons and Henan 10 thousand and 400 tons.