The price of cotton dropped by 40% in winter and the cotton content decreased quietly

Affected by such factors as the spring cotton price increase in spring, the price of winter clothes this year is generally about 30% more expensive than last year.

In order to control costs, many textile companies have added polyester, etc. to their fabrics, which has resulted in a decrease in the cotton content of pure cotton clothing and clothing on the market.

The price of cotton has fallen by 40% in winter. Since last year, the price of cotton has experienced a roller coaster market, rising from 13,000 yuan/ton at the beginning of the year to 20,000 yuan/ton at the end of the year, and the highest price in March this year has exceeded 30,000 yuan/ton. The rise in cotton prices has made clothing The price has gone up.

However, this year due to harvest and other reasons, the price of freshly harvested cotton has turned sharply. The current purchase price is only around 20,000 yuan/ton, which is about 40% lower than in spring. Will the decline in cotton prices bring about a reduction in apparel prices?

Yesterday, when the reporter visited the Shenyang market, he found that the price of winter clothes did not fall back. Some brand clothing dealers stated that clothing for this winter was up to 30% more expensive than last year, which was considered a year of more gains.

Wu Ai Clothing City clothing wholesaler Huang Jianmin said that when he held a winter dress ordering conference in Fujian this summer, he learned that winter clothing prices will be 20% to 30% more expensive than last year. This is mainly because upstream clothing manufacturers have raised prices and distribution. The merchant will also increase the wholesale price accordingly.

The previous round of cotton price hikes and “winter suits” Qi Xin, general manager of Shenyang Tianzhiai Garment Co., Ltd. introduced that as a garment manufacturer, the company’s garment factory price has indeed increased by more than 20%, which is mainly due to the increase in raw material prices. To.

"The price of fabrics has risen more." Qi Xin said that last year's cotton fabrics at 12 yuan rose to 16 yuan this year. In addition, last year's wages for workers were generally around 1,500 yuan, and this year it rose to 2,000 yuan. The increase in these costs makes garments. The ex-factory price must rise.

According to reports, clothing production and sales have a lag period of about six months. The winter clothing currently on the market is actually processed as early as this summer. The cotton or cotton cloth imported by the clothing companies at that time was actually last winter or this spring. Procurement is when prices are high.

In addition, many textile or apparel companies have weighed heavily on the rise in last year's market, which has also slowed down the rate at which garments are cut. However, as the price of cotton falls, it is expected that the prices of spring clothes and summer clothes will drop next year.

Huang Jianmin confirmed that he had just opened a spring-loaded ordering meeting next year from overseas, and the price of spring equipment was down by about 15% from last year.

The amount of cotton in clothing has quietly decreased this year. Many consumers have reported that there are fewer cotton clothing and underwear on the market. For this phenomenon, garment companies are more aware of the situation.

"Cotton prices are high, and textile companies have added polyester, etc. to reduce costs. Nowadays, the cotton content of many fabrics has shrunk." Qi Xin said that some fabrics contain about 65% cotton, only about 50% this year, but this year This change is not felt by ordinary consumers.

Qi Xin said that this change has a lot to do with cotton prices, because cotton fabrics are more expensive in fabric products, so some textile companies reduce costs by adding polyesters.

Yesterday, the reporter found during the visit to the Shenyang market that the cotton content in clothing has decreased a lot compared to a few years ago. In a supermarket in Huanggu District, with the exception of individual brands, most of the garments are not pure cotton, and more polyester, cotton, and spandex are added, in addition to polyester fiber, regenerated cellulose fiber, etc., in some underwear and socks. Although with the "** cotton underwear", "cotton socks" logo, but the amount of cotton content is very small, the least is only 4%.