2014 Cotton Imports Fell Sharply In Shanghai In The First Half Of This Year.

< p > > the world's < a target= "_blank" href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/" > clothing < /a > a target= "_blank" href= "_blank" > shoes "< > hat net" Xiaobian "to introduce the first half of the Shanghai port cotton imports decreased significantly.

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Shanghai port, one of the largest cotton import ports in China, has imported 784 batches of cotton in the first half of this year, weighing 217 thousand and 300 tons, with a value of 462 million US dollars, representing a decrease of 59.79%, 54.57% and 58.57% compared with the same period last year. The decline in imports has exceeded 50% for the first time since 2009.

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< p > the main reason for the sharp decline in cotton imports: first, the decline in cotton imports in India is obvious.

Because of the exportation of cotton yarn export orders in India, the rapid growth of cotton demand, the tight cotton resources, the cotton < a target= "_blank" href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/" > the textile < /a > the enterprise calls for limiting cotton export, the export policy of the country is also wavering, resulting in a decline in cotton exporters' willingness to export. The cotton imported from India has dropped from 171 thousand and 400 tons in the first half of last year to 58 thousand and 600 tons this year.

The two is the change in the state's policy of purchasing and storage this year, changing the guiding price and collecting and storing it as a direct subsidy to cotton growers, resulting in the continuous decline of domestic cotton prices and further narrowing the price difference between the national cotton and imported cotton. If considering the cost of freight and quota, the price of imported cotton and national cotton is basically the same, while domestic customers expect cotton prices to continue to go down, so this year the import volume has decreased significantly.

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< p > there are two characteristics of imported cotton at Shanghai port: the first is the reduction in the number of imported countries.

Imports of cotton in the first half of this year came from 21 countries and regions, representing a decrease of 11 compared with the same period last year, of which 5 came from Africa.

The two is the concentration of importing countries.

In the first half of this year, imports of cotton from the two producing areas of the United States and India accounted for 76.58% of total imports, up 0.93% from the same period last year.

Among them, the United States accounted for 49.56%, an increase of 6.59 over the same period, while India accounted for 26.97%, a decrease of 5.69% over the same period last year.

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< p > in view of the above situation, the Shanghai inspection and quarantine bureau promotes the supervision effectiveness of import < a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_s.asp" > cotton < /a > through the following measures: first, regulating the behavior of Shanghai's entry into the cotton warehousing unit; according to the "import cotton inspection and supervision measures" issued by the General Administration of Quality Supervision Bureau 151st, the record management of imported cotton warehousing units in the region is carried out, the inspection procedures for imported cotton are improved, and the inspection cycle is shortened.

The two is to provide information support by using the advantages of the inspection and quarantine department, and timely pmit the latest import cotton inspection and quarantine laws and regulations, market conditions and policy information to enterprises.

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