The second wave of the epidemic has broken out. The COVID-19 epidemic has rebounded rapidly in many European countries. The number of new cases in many countries continues to hit new highs every day. Under this situation, Many European countries have once again adopted emergency restrictive measures. Many European countries have canceled this year’s Christmas markets!
In previous years, the textile market will usher in the traditional foreign trade Christmas order season after November. The cancellation of the Christmas season in some countries may have a heavy blow to the textile market, and it will make the market even worse. Yes, the textile market, which depends on the weather, is expected to usher in a cold winter during the National Day, which has caused a large amount of raw materials to be hoarded for production. This cold winter situation has been ruthlessly overturned by experts recently, and the warm winter situation has once again panicked the market.
The expectations of the foreign trade market are gone! France and Germany have closed their cities, and many places have canceled this year’s Christmas markets
As of 14:00 local time on the 28th, France had 36,000 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in a single day, and the total number of confirmed cases increased to 1,235,132. There were 244 new in-hospital deaths, bringing the total to 35,785. The percentage of positive tests over the past seven days continues to rise to 18.6%. The epidemic has rebounded seriously. That night, French President Ma Yinglong gave a televised speech, admitting that France is facing a sudden acceleration, and that the second wave of epidemics has exceeded the warning threshold almost throughout the country.
French President Macron ordered the country to be “locked down” again from the 30th, and the “blockade” could be “unlocked” as early as December 1st. During this period, all private gatherings are prohibited, restaurants, shopping malls and other places will be closed, and France’s external borders to Europe will be closed.
Germany announced a nationwide “lockdown” for one month starting from November 2. Like most other countries in Europe, Germany is now in the second wave of the epidemic. As of 17:00 local time on the 28th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Germany has reached 470,566, with 10,284 deaths.
German Chancellor Merkel announced that Germany will implement many measures throughout the country from November 2 to the end of November, including closing most public facilities, dining and entertainment venues, and restricting personal travel. measures. Although primary and secondary schools and kindergartens will still be open, the measures have reached the intensity implemented during the first wave of the epidemic at the beginning of the year, with German media calling it a “de facto lockdown.”
In view of the second wave of the new crown epidemic in Europe, for epidemic prevention considerations, Nuremberg, Frankfurt, Erfurt in Germany, Strasbourg in France, Prague in the Czech Republic and other places announced the cancellation of this year’s Christmas market.
The Christmas market, also known as the Christmas market, originated in Germany and Austria in the late Middle Ages. It usually starts in late November and ends on December 24 each year. In the meantime, the bustling market is decorated like a fairy tale world, which is both romantic and full of human fireworks. People taste traditional food and buy small commodities there.
Deutsche Presse-Agentur reported on the 27th that after Frankfurt, Erfurt and other places announced the cancellation of Christmas markets, Germany’s most famous and largest Nuremberg Christmas Market also announced its cancellation. This market attracts more than 2 million people every year, including foreign tourists.
The city of Nuremberg initially planned to open a “shrunk version” of the Christmas market this year and strictly enforce epidemic prevention regulations, but ultimately announced the cancellation of the Christmas market on the 26th. Mayor Markus Koenig said in a statement: “This is a very difficult decision. The traditional Christmas market belongs to Nuremberg.”
Strasbourg Christmas Market, France and Prague Christmas Market in the Czech Republic announced their cancellations on the 22nd and 26th respectively.
It is difficult for the domestic trade market to watch the weather: the promised winter is not coming! 2020 will remain one of the warmest years on record
On October 29, the World Meteorological Organization released a new version of the “Global Seasonal Climate Update” stating that, The La Niña phenomenon has formed and is expected to be moderate to strong this year and will continue into next year, affecting temperatures, precipitation and storm patterns in many parts of the world.
La Niña refers to a large-scale cooling of ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific, accompanied by changes in tropical atmospheric circulation (i.e., wind, air pressure, and rainfall). Its effects on weather and climate are generally opposite to those of El Niño.
Image from the World Meteorological Organization
The latest seasonal climate forecast from the World Meteorological Organization shows that the tropical Pacific sea surface temperature is likely to be 90% before the end of 2020 % probability) remains at La Niña levels and may continue into the first quarter of 2021 (55% probability).
The most significant precipitation anomalies associated with the 2020 La Niña event will occur in: below-normal rainfall in the greater Horn of Africa and Central Asia, while in Southeast Asia, some Pacific islands and South America Rainfall in northern areas was above normal.
The World Meteorological Organization pointed out that it should be noted that El Niño and La Niña are not The only factor driving global and regional climate development. Each La Niña or El Niño event is different, and their impact on regional climate can vary.��Varies depending on the time of year and other factors. Therefore, decision makers should always monitor the latest seasonal forecasts for the most up-to-date information.
Governments can use global announcements of La Niña events to mobilize planning in climate-sensitive sectors such as agriculture, health, water resources and disaster management. At the same time, as response capabilities are affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, the World Meteorological Organization is vigorously strengthening support and consultation for international humanitarian agencies and working hard to reduce the impact on the most vulnerable groups.
The picture comes from the World Meteorological Organization
World Meteorological Organization Secretary-General Taalas said that El Niño and La Niña are the main natural drivers of the Earth’s climate system, but all current naturally occurring climate events occur in the context of human-induced climate change, which intensifies Extreme weather has affected the water cycle.
Talas also pointed out that La Niña typically has a cooling effect on global temperatures, but the heat trapped in the atmosphere by greenhouse gases is enough to offset this effect. As a result, 2020 will remain one of the warmest years on record, and 2016 to 2020 is expected to be the five warmest years on record. Current La Niña years are even warmer than past years with strong El Niño conditions.
Since the beginning of this year, textile companies have been in tears. Production and sales are difficult to balance, inventory is high, and funds are insufficient. Many companies cannot survive and have closed down. Now that the new year is approaching, the market situation of weaving enterprises has recovered slightly, but the current inventory of gray fabrics is still at a high level compared with the same period in previous years.
After the National Day, the entire industry chain is extremely excited, and it is not uncommon to hoard large quantities of raw materials. If demand is still insufficient, textile companies will only continue to accumulate inventory. Can the market digest such a large amount of inventory? Be careful of another thunderstorm in the market at the end of the year!
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