The textile market in March and April after the new year has always been called the “Gold, Three, Silver and Four”. Many textile companies make most of their trade in the year. Edu was born in these two months, which also shows the importance of the market in these two months to textile people. However, this year’s market performance is not satisfactory. The hot situation in previous years was just a “flash in the pan” this year. Only the large backlog of orders and the rush for production in the first week after the start of the new year brought a wave of busyness, but then the market gradually gradually Turn light. The past “Golden Three” market was so mediocre, but what about the current “Silver Four” market performance?
Weaving orders decrease, Jiangsu and Zhejiang’s operating rates fall back
After the new year, the textile market ushered in a surge in raw material prices. Under this wave of increases, the inventory of gray fabrics for the whole year was sold to a certain extent. . However, the craze did not continue in March. During the front-line survey in March, the vast majority of textile companies said that the order volume decreased significantly compared with the week after the new year. The market situation in March is still like this, and the weaving market market in April is further declining.
“The order situation in April was not good, basically the same as in March. There were more elastic orders, but the overall number was not large. It feels like it started last year There are fewer and fewer orders, and it is becoming more and more difficult for individual traders.”
“Orders in April have decreased. Now they are mainly elastic products, and nylon four-way stretch is selling better.”
The decrease in orders in the market is not just the personal experience of some textile companies. The loom operating rate in the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions is changing.
The first is the current startup of looms in Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions Compared with 2019, the operating rate is generally low. In 2019, the operating rate of various textile clusters was basically above 80%. However, this year, the operating rate of looms in most areas did not reach 80%. On the other hand, the current operating rates of many textile clusters in Jiangsu and Zhejiang have clearly seen a correction. The overall operating rate in Jiangsu and Zhejiang has dropped from about 80% in mid-March to about 76%. In addition, the operating rate of looms in Haining, Changxing and other places has dropped by 1%-2% compared to March.
Changes in the overall market opening rate not only illustrate the decrease in market orders, but also begin to have a reaction on raw material prices and even fabric prices.
The growth rate of raw materials has slowed down, and fabric prices have stabilized
Textile raw materials will soar after the year , basically reaching its peak in mid-March. But then affected by the decrease in terminal orders and the correction of international oil prices, raw material prices began to continue to fall. The decline began to bottom out in late March, and feedstock prices began to rebound. However, the price increase of raw materials in April cannot be compared with that in March. The increase in each price adjustment generally does not exceed 50 yuan/ton.
“A salesman selling raw materials a while ago We say that raw materials are going to increase, but in fact they haven’t increased much. We still buy and use raw materials as we go, and we won’t stock them,” said a person in charge of a weaving company. The stabilization of raw material prices has also led to the stabilization of downstream fabric prices.
“The price of fabrics is basically stable. The raw materials have fluctuated slightly before. If customers do not accept the price increase, the fabrics may not rise in the future.”
The stability of fabric prices This is not only due to the stability of raw materials, but also because the current weaving market conditions are average. Fabrics are in a situation where supply exceeds demand. Although prices are stable now, there is still a high possibility of falling back in the future. However, compared with the bleak market situation of weaving, the current situation is obviously better.
The printing and dyeing market is good, but the operating rate has declined
“The situation in the dyeing factory has been poor recently. Well, the dyeing fee has increased in March, and the production and delivery time is about 10 days.”
“The dyeing factory is really doing well recently. We are doing two One factory has to wait for 10 days, and another factory has not processed the fabrics it received on the 24th last month.”
Just from the current situation of the printing and dyeing factory Judging from the busyness of production, the market is undoubtedly very good. After all, there are still many dyeing factories that take more than ten days just to press the card, let alone the normal delivery time. However, the recent changes in printing and dyeing operation rates in Jiangsu and Zhejiang seem to be different from the market sentiment.
First of all, the overall startup rate is similar to that in normal years. The ratio is seriously insufficient. According to statistics from sample companies, the printing and dyeing start-up rate in March and April of previous years was generally above 90%.Even most of them are 100%. On the other hand, the peak of printing and dyeing this year only reached about 87%, and then began to decline, and it has now dropped to about 85%. Because there is still a certain lag in the start-up rate of printing and dyeing, the current overall weaving market will be more obviously reflected in printing and dyeing in the near future. The current seemingly good market for printing and dyeing may gradually weaken.
Today’s weaving, printing and dyeing operation rates have appeared Double decline, the surveyed companies generally lack confidence in the market outlook. At present, the epidemic situation in many overseas countries is still recurring, and foreign trade orders are improving slowly. At the same time, the market performance in the peak seasons of March and April is so average, and then the off-season orders may further decrease.
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