According to the latest report from the Xinjiang Health Commission, as of July 28, there were 322 confirmed cases in Xinjiang (including the Xinjiang Xinjiang 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. 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 management of new cotton fields is basically normal, and cotton farmers in many areas can go to 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 estimates by local traders, as of the end of July, Xinjiang’s lint cotton inventory is about 1.2 million tons, which is 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.
Xinjiang’s textile enterprises are operating under high load, and the yarn transportation timeliness 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. The 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 experience in fighting the epidemic. The Xinjiang region implemented strict control measures at the early stage of the epidemic. People in the cotton industry are confident that they can defeat the epidemic in Xinjiang. I believe that the operation of the domestic cotton market in Japan will Circulation can return to normal. </p
