According to the latest report from the Xinjiang Health Commission, as of 24:00 on July 28, there were 322 confirmed cases in Xinjiang (including the Xinjiang Xinjiang Xinjiang Xinjiang Xinjiang Xinjiang Xinjiang Xinjiang Xinjiang Xinjiang Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region), including 320 in Urumqi, 1 in Kashgar, and 1 in Xinjiang Xinjiang. Judging from recent communications with people in the cotton market, everyone is generally more concerned about the business activities of the cotton textile industry in Xinjiang under the impact of the new crown epidemic. China Cotton Network reporters had a detailed understanding of new cotton field management, lint sales and shipping, and the production and operation of textile enterprises in Xinjiang during the epidemic.
The new cotton field management is basically normal, and cotton farmers in many places can work in the fields. It is understood that the impact of cotton field management in Xinjiang is relatively small. A market person in Korla told reporters that according to local epidemic prevention and control requirements, cotton farmers can enter the cotton fields for normal production and work at fixed times, carry out flowering management step by step, timely replenishment of water and fertilizer, Field management work such as preventing and controlling pests and diseases.
The pressure on truck transportation of lint cotton has increased, but the mainland has not “cut off supply”. Since the outbreak of the new coronavirus in Xinjiang in mid-July, the road transportation volume of lint cotton has decreased significantly, while railway transportation has been relatively normal. In terms of highways, all roads in Kashgar and Aksu areas of southern Xinjiang are out of service. Highways are only out of service in some areas of eastern and northern Xinjiang. Highway transportation in Bazhou area of southern Xinjiang is normal. Areas where normal delivery is possible require drivers to provide green codes and nucleic acid test certificates. In terms of railways, warehouses on dedicated railway lines are currently shipping normally, while some warehouses on non-dedicated lines cannot temporarily transport goods to the station for delivery.
According to local traders’ estimates, as of the end of July, Xinjiang’s lint cotton inventory was about 1.2 million tons, lower than the same period last year. Since a large amount of lint cotton in Xinjiang has been moved to warehouses during the period when highway transportation was exempted from high-speed tolls in the first half of the year; and in recent times, the price of cotton yarn has not followed the upward trend of cotton prices, and textile enterprises have not been strong in purchasing. The sales of lint cotton in Xinjiang are already sluggish. Although the suspension of roads in some areas has increased the sales pressure of lint cotton in Xinjiang to a certain extent, the impact on the overall supply in the mainland is relatively limited.
Textile enterprises in Xinjiang are operating under high load, and the timeliness of yarn transportation is reduced. It is understood that since the implementation of epidemic control measures in Xinjiang, Xinjiang’s textile factories have begun closed management, and employees have room and board within the factory to reduce the movement of personnel while ensuring normal yarn production and operation. At present, the overall operating rate of Aksu Textile Industrial Park is about 90%, and the operating rate of textile enterprises in Korla Region is about 85%. According to the person in charge of a textile company, due to the strong preferential policies for the production and operation of textile enterprises in Xinjiang, some enterprises with textile factories in Xinjiang and the mainland give priority to ensuring production in Xinjiang, which to a certain extent supports the textile industry in Xinjiang. The operating rate of enterprises.
But when transportation is restricted, will high-load production cause yarn expansion? Textile companies in Xinjiang generally say that it is inevitable that the timeliness of yarn shipments will be affected. While companies are responding to epidemic prevention and control, they are also actively looking for ways. For example, road transportation needs to be reported three days in advance to coordinate vehicle shipments in order to increase the speed of cotton yarn shipments.
On the whole, the impact of the Xinjiang epidemic on the cotton spinning market is relatively limited, mainly manifested in the decline in the shipping speed of lint and cotton yarn. Upstream new cotton production and the start-up of downstream textile enterprises have been minimally affected. In the first half of this year, the country has accumulated rich anti-epidemic experience. The Xinjiang region implemented strict control measures at the early stage of the epidemic. People in the cotton industry are confident that the epidemic in Xinjiang will be defeated. I believe that it will not be long before the domestic cotton market operates. , circulation can return to normal.
The number of newly confirmed cases exceeds 100 in Xinjiang cotton market, tugging at the heartstrings of industry players
According to the National Health Commission According to the official website, on July 28, 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 101 new confirmed cases, including 3 imported cases (2 cases in Guangdong and 1 case in Shanghai) and 98 local cases. (89 cases in Xinjiang, 8 cases in Liaoning, and 1 case in Beijing). So far, the number of confirmed cases has shown an upward trend for five consecutive days, especially the recent increase in the number of confirmed cases in Xinjiang, which has touched the heartstrings of many industry players.
As the main cotton producing area in the country, Xinjiang accounts for nearly 80% of the country’s cotton output. It is also the main cotton storage area in the country. So far, there are still many companies maintaining warehouses in Xinjiang. In stock. Due to the escalation of epidemic prevention and control in Xinjiang, various places in northern and southern Xinjiang have successively strengthened travel control, and the shipment and transportation of some cotton warehouses have also been affected to a certain extent. According to feedback from a trading company in Henan, the recent cotton shipment procedures in Xinjiang warehouses are strict, and nucleic acid tests are required for loading and shipping. Moreover, the number of vehicles leaving Xinjiang has decreased, and freight rates have also increased. Therefore, they have begun to concentrate on digesting the supply of mainland inventory. According to a survey of many companies, although road transportation of some warehouses in Xinjiang is currently restricted, cotton railway transportation throughout Xinjiang basically remains normal.
In addition, according to a survey on cotton growth and management in Xinjiang, the current growth of cotton in Xinjiang is stable and improving, and topping has basically been completed. Moreover, this year, due to the expansion of drug topping areas in Aksu, Bazhou and other places in southern Xinjiang, farmers have saved a lot of human resources and improved production efficiency. In addition, the second cotton subsidy has recently been issued in Changji Hutubi, Hami, Aksushaya and other places. Cotton farmers’ financial pressure has been relieved and they are active and enthusiastic about cotton field management. Although various places have strengthened the control over the movement of people, cotton farmers going to work in the fields must be managed through body temperature measurement, health code verification, etc.�With other necessary protective measures, you can go to cotton fields normally.
Therefore, in the short term, epidemic prevention and control in Xinjiang will be strengthened and the activity of personnel movement in Xinjiang will decrease. However, the normal management of cotton and the transportation of lint to foreign countries can still be carried out in an orderly manner. Businesses entering and exiting Xinjiang may need to handle Xinjiang cotton shipment personnel, so they must pay attention to epidemic prevention and control, and at the same time, do not need to be overly worried. After all, China already has rich experience and strong response measures in epidemic prevention and control. </p
