From August 29th to 31st, a delegation from the China Cotton Textile Industry Association visited Suzhou, Zhangjiagang and Yancheng in Jiangsu, mainly to understand the production and operation conditions of enterprises and the situation of cotton yarn futures delivery factories.
Generally speaking, the production and operation conditions of the surveyed enterprises are stable, with production at full capacity, yarn inventory of 10-15 days, and raw material inventory at low levels. However, they generally face greater pressure, and the problems reflected include:
1. Enterprises believe that the current price of cotton is high and the quality of cotton is unsatisfactory.
Domestic cotton prices have risen steadily and slightly, but domestic cotton yarn prices have declined weakly. The current international cotton price is about 13,000 yuan/ton, and the price difference between domestic and foreign cotton has expanded. Since the launch of cotton yarn futures, the benchmark price of 32-count pure cotton carded cotton has been 23,000 yuan/ton. Enterprises said that the spinning costs of yarn mills have been very open and transparent, and there is no profit at all. In addition, the price of Xinjiang yarn and imported yarn Due to the price advantage, mainland spinning companies are currently under greater operating pressure.
2. The price of chemical fiber staple fiber fluctuates greatly, but it is difficult for the price of chemical fiber yarn to keep up.
Throughout the year, the price of chemical fiber staples has fluctuated greatly. At the beginning of the year, as the price of chemical fiber staple fiber was affected by the tightening of production capacity and the increase in demand, the price of viscose staple fiber once exceeded that of cotton. As the amount of cotton reserves put on the market increased, the price of chemical fiber staple fiber fell slightly, but recently there has been a decline. look up. Although the price of chemical fiber staple fiber has increased significantly, the room for price increase of chemical fiber yarn is very limited.
3. Some cotton yarn futures factories believe that the standards for individual delivery indicators are strict and the discount during delivery is severe.
Judging from the cotton yarn futures delivery factories visited, everyone believes that cotton yarn futures are not active at present and are still in the observation and understanding period. Some companies believe that due to the current cotton quality, the strength and foreign fiber indicators in delivery are relatively strict, and the factory warehouse discount is likely to be large, and the discount range is large. In addition, the company suggests that a standard can be introduced for self-reported premiums and discounts, which will facilitate negotiations between the delivery parties.
4. Labor is tight and recruitment is difficult.
With the rapid development of the central and western regions, the number of people working outside the home has decreased, coupled with the liberalization of the two-child policy, young people are unwilling to work night shifts and other factors, the surveyed companies generally report that recruitment is difficult, and the employment problem also drives companies to improve the automation of production equipment. The primary reason.
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