Recently, as the epidemic has gradually eased, many European and American countries have gradually lifted their lockdowns. Recently, the textile industry has generally reported that there has been a significant increase in inquiries from Europe, and some factories have even expressed acceptance. With the first foreign trade order after the end of the year, it can be seen that many European countries have begun plans to resume normal economic activities. But the good news is here again!
Good news: Japan is restarting! 39 regions have been unblocked since 14 cases, and the business community is looking forward to the normalization of trade
After nearly a month of “soft” lockdown to fight the epidemic, Japan’s social economy is preparing to restart.
At the meeting of the New Crown Pneumonia Epidemic Countermeasures Headquarters on the 14th local time, lifting the “state of emergency” became the focus of the meeting. According to Japanese media reports, 39 of Japan’s 47 prefectures will lift the “state of emergency” ahead of schedule and gradually return to normalcy.
Japanese media previously reported that the Japanese government held an expert meeting in the morning to analyze the infection situation in various places. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe consulted the Advisory Committee on the scope of the emergency declaration. After evaluation by the Advisory Committee, Abe will officially announce the news through a press conference at 6 pm local time on the 14th (5 pm Beijing time).
The Japanese government’s early lifting of the lockdown is not without confidence. According to data reported by local self-governing groups across Japan and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, from 0:00 to 10:30 pm local time on May 13, Japan had 55 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in a single day, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 16,103.
Since May, especially after the “Golden Week”, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Japan in a single day has been less than 100. Abe previously mentioned in a speech to Congress that Japan is steadily on the road to ending the epidemic. Fast Retailing Group, the parent company of Uniqlo, said that due to the Japanese government’s relaxation of public health control and the easing of the epidemic in Japan, it has resumed operations in many stores in the past week and expects more stores to resume in the next few days. Open for business. Among them, 48 stores in Japan have been restored on the 12th, including 7 stores in Tokyo and Osaka. In the past month, Fast Retailing Group temporarily closed 311 Uniqlo stores in Japan; of the 1,433 Uniqlo stores overseas, 290 are still closed.
In this regard, Michio Oguri, chief representative of the Shanghai Representative Office of the Japan External Trade Organization, said in an interview with reporters that the easing of the epidemic will be a great benefit to the resumption of work and market for companies on both sides. “In terms of the economy, For the industry and business community, they very much hope to follow the ‘fast track’ model between China and South Korea to normalize personnel exchanges.”
Breaking! As the epidemic surges in Brazil, China cancels 12 container ships shipped to Brazil!
However, the pace of the epidemic in the northern hemisphere is gradually slowing down. European countries such as the UK, France, and Germany have successively announced measures to ease lockdowns. As winter is about to begin in the southern hemisphere, the epidemic situation in Latin America is becoming increasingly severe. Recently, Brazil has seen an increase of nearly 100,000 cases in about two weeks, and the death toll has even exceeded 10,000. The Brazilian economy has been greatly impacted.
The country’s economy has been forced to slow down, with 12 container ships shipping from China to Brazil canceled between May and July.
Freight forwarders and cargo owners who have recently traded with Brazil, please pay more attention.
Data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health show that in the past 24 hours, there were 9,258 new confirmed cases in Brazil, bringing the total to 178,214; there were 881 new deaths, setting a record for the highest number of new cases in a single day. 12,461 cases. The rapid increase in cases in Brazil over the past few days is worrying. Faced with the severe epidemic, the country’s President Jair Bolsonaro has recently been busy wrestling with state governors on epidemic prevention policies. Not only did he call the new coronavirus a “simple cold,” he also took the lead in opposing social isolation measures and insisting on “economic priority.”
Bolsonaro attended a rally on the 19th to shout to supporters and coughed midway (AFP)
According to a Brazilian business consulting company Survey results provided by Solve Shipping show that in the next few months, Brazil will lose 19% of container transportation volume from Asia to Brazil.
Of the 12 container ships known to be canceled, 2 were originally due to arrive in May, 7 were originally due to arrive in June, and the last 3 were due to arrive in Brazil in July.
According to a partner at a business consulting firm Leandro Barreto said that the fundamental reason for canceling container transportation is that Brazil’s epidemic situation is severe and economic activities have declined. The industrial and retail industries have been severely damaged in the recent past, and a large number of domestic orders have been reduced.
Exports from China to Brazil have declined, causing Brazil to reach a bottleneck in exports. With fewer ships shipping to Brazil and a shortage of ships and containers in the country, Brazilian exporters are at great risk.
As the U.S. dollar�With the appreciation of the real currency, Brazilian companies engaged in overseas exports have to increase costs in order to compete for more container export transportation space. Many importers have begun to reduce their willingness to import and export. Currently, there is still a backlog of containers in Brazilian ports. .
For example, at the Localfrio port in Santa Catarina, the number of containers increased from February to March. An increase of 30%.
The situation on China-Pakistan transport routes is worrying, but Barreto said other routes remain stable. In addition to the cancellation of these 12 container ships, three cargo ships will arrive on the Brazilian coast in the next three months: two from the east coast of the United States and one from the west coast of South America.
Hidden worries about the gradual recovery of foreign trade orders: Pay attention to the risk control of collection and delivery, and be careful of the disappearance of buyers in the destination Hong Kong
The main destinations of my country’s textile and clothing exports are the European Union, the United States, Japan and South Korea and other countries , various orders in Europe are currently increasing slightly, the overall impact of the epidemic on orders from Japan and South Korea is not significant, and the U.S. economy is also promoting recovery. It is expected that the total export volume may depend on trade barriers. In addition, orders from Mexico in South America increased slightly, and in Turkey in the Middle East, except for the outbreak period, the lira’s exchange rate against the US dollar fell to a new historical level, which is also not conducive to my country’s exports.
At the same time, countries such as South Korea and Germany that had better control of the epidemic in the early stage have seen clusters of infections again. Following the White House in the United States, new confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia have also appeared in high-level officials in Russia, further pushing up the market. Regarding concerns about a possible second outbreak of the epidemic, as of now, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia in the world has exceeded 4.3 million, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases in 10 countries has exceeded 100,000, of which the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United States is close to 1.4 million. The base of confirmed cases worldwide is large, and ending the blockade too quickly will increase the risk of a recurrence of the epidemic. Market concerns have intensified, putting pressure on the market to recover.
In general, foreign trade orders are gradually recovering, and it is expected that some new foreign trade orders may be added by the end of May. However, affected by the global epidemic, new orders may still be relatively slow in May and June. . At the same time, during the epidemic prevention and control period, the vast majority of companies have been hit hard, affecting all walks of life. Here, the editor reminds freight forwarders and cargo owners who have recently traded with this country to pay attention to the risk control of payment and delivery, and be careful of buyers disappearing at the destination port, so as not to affect shipments and cause losses.
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