In 2015, Domestic Cotton Imports Were Almost Cut.

Since January 2016, the downstream market situation of the domestic cotton textile industry chain is not good enough. Not only the orders for textile enterprises have been decreasing, but also affected by the factors of the Spring Festival holiday, the raw material procurement work basically stagnated.

At this time, upstream cotton

In the face of sales difficulties, selling cotton has become a common problem in the industry. Especially in 2016, the cotton industry was on the pins and needles.

Can domestic cotton market improve in 2016?

Affected by lower demand and weaker exports, domestic cotton imports in 2015 were almost cut.

According to China Customs data, 1 million 473 thousand tons of cotton were imported in 2015, a decrease of 970 thousand tons compared with that of the previous year, with a reduction of 39.8%, of which textile exports and clothing exports both declined.

In addition, in recent years

The production of cotton yarn in Bangladesh and Indonesia has been increasing, and cotton imports have been stimulated. In 2015, Bangladesh will probably exceed China for the first time to become the largest cotton importer, while Vietnam will be the third largest cotton importer.

Cotton imports in India and Pakistan will also increase in 2015, which will undoubtedly cause great pressure on the domestic textile industry.

Judging from the global supply and demand, according to the latest report of the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), the world cotton output in 2015 is estimated to be 22 million 890 thousand tons and consumption is 24 million 330 thousand tons, which is in a tight balance as a whole.

From domestic supply and demand data, domestic cotton end inventory will reach 13 million 50 thousand tons in 2015, and supply and demand will be seriously unbalanced.

Because of the domestic situation in 2016

The import tariff quota is still maintained at 894 thousand tons level. Therefore, domestic cotton market is unlikely to be affected by foreign markets.

In addition, domestic downstream demand is shrinking.

As China's largest textile exporter in the world, its export situation is also not optimistic. In 2015, the export volume of textile and clothing decreased year by year, which had to make people worry about its export situation in 2016.

As shown below, in 2014, the export volume of textiles and clothing reached a historical peak in China, and began to decline in 2015.

On the other hand, the domestic cotton market is facing great challenges in 2016. It is difficult to improve domestic cotton sales and low prices.