News On June 28: China Cotton Situation Monthly Report In May

In May, driven by a variety of factors such as strong demand for textiles, rising prices of bulk agricultural products, international prices and expectations of the production situation in the new year, cotton prices accelerated again. Among them, Zhengzhou cotton futures and electronic matchmaking have repeatedly hit record highs, and spot prices have also approached historical highs. At the end of May, China's cotton prices rose by 4460 yuan/ton, or 25.5%, compared with the end of last year. In order to meet the demand of textile enterprises, while actively coordinating the transportation of Xinjiang cotton, the relevant departments issued an additional 800000 ton sliding tax quota in May. In late May, the National Development and Reform Commission held a joint meeting on cotton macro-control to study macro-control measures. It will continue to issue additional import quotas according to market conditions and textile demand, while taking other control measures to stabilize the market. The China Cotton Association issued industry warnings twice that month, reminding the industry to prevent business risks. At the end of the month, the increase in cotton prices fell back.

Textile and clothing exports continued to pick up, and production continued to grow rapidly. In May, the amount of textile and clothing exports reached 16.4 billion US dollars, up 13% month on month and 33.5% year on year, of which the recovery of textile exports was better than that of clothing. Sales improved, prices rose, and the textile industry recovered significantly. The output of major products continued to grow. The yarn output in that month was 2.33 million tons, a record high. The output in the first nine months of this year exceeded 19 million tons.

　　 spin Enterprises have strong demand for cotton, and the purchase volume has increased. The transaction price continues to rise. In May, the average price of cotton in China was 16925 yuan/ton, up 3.9% month on month, down 0.7 percentage points from the previous month. The export situation of Xinjiang cotton continued to improve, with the average daily loading of more than 300 vehicles, an increase of nearly 50% over the previous period, which timely replenished the mainland demand and increased the inventory of textile enterprises. The import volume of that month was 198000 tons, significantly lower than that of previous months, while the import price continued to rise.

whole country cotton Spring sowing is basically over, and transplanting is nearing the end, and the progress is slower than that of other years. Affected by price rise and weather factors, the cotton planting area slightly rebounded from the previous month and remained basically stable compared with last year, which is expected to be 77.2 million mu. The national average temperature and precipitation in that month were close to the same period of last year, and the average sunshine was less. The continuous rain and scant sunshine in the Yangtze River basin, the excessively wet soil, and the occurrence of low temperature and freezing damage, hail, strong wind and other disastrous weather in some cotton areas in Xinjiang are not conducive to the growth of cotton seedlings. From the spring sowing to the end of May, the meteorological conditions in most of the inland cotton producing provinces are not suitable for cotton growth, and the growth period is postponed for 7-10 days, with weak seedling conditions and relatively light pests and diseases; The overall climate conditions in Xinjiang are relatively suitable, and the seedling situation is fair. Despite the unfavorable start of cotton production, the weather conditions in some cotton regions have improved since the end of May, and the seedling situation has improved. The growth period of cotton is relatively long. If there is no major disastrous weather in the later period, and field management is strengthened, cotton is still expected to have a good harvest.