Time flies so fast, and April will be a thing of the past in the blink of an eye. The traditional peak season of “gold, three, silver and four” does not seem to bring many surprises to everyone. , the market has always been deserted…
A few days ago, I visited some textile companies and conducted a survey on issues such as orders, inventory, holidays, etc., and obtained the following results:
Orders are polarized
“Orders are okay. We have already received them in August. They are similar to the previous period. This year we Orders are overall OK. We have a lot of market orders. It is difficult to place big orders at the end of the month. We have basically placed all the orders we can.” said a general manager who specializes in four-way stretch and functional fabrics.
“The current order situation is similar to the previous period. Our orders are continuous. There should not be a large number of orders placed at the end of the month. The main reason is that the current market demand is like this. ” said Mr. Zhao, who specializes in yarn-dyed fabrics.
“Orders dropped a lot compared with the previous period. At the end of the month There should not be a large number of orders, mainly because the epidemic situation abroad is unstable.” said Mr. Kang, who is engaged in foreign trade of Oxford cloth.
“The order situation has decreased slightly. There were more orders in March. Due to the epidemic in Southeast Asia, there are fewer external orders. There will not be a large number of orders at the end of the month. Traditionally, The peak season has passed, and now comes the off-season.” said Mr. Qiu, who specializes in imitation silk.
From what the textile boss said about the order situation, it can be seen that the market is not as bad as everyone thinks. Mr. Fu, who specializes in functional fabrics, It means that orders have been received in August. From this point, it can be seen that the market is now very polarized. Some textile companies can receive a large number of orders, but there are also orders that are less than in the previous period. The main reason for the decrease in orders is that the foreign epidemic has not been confirmed. Completely under control, the epidemic in India and other places has been out of control for several days in a row, making it difficult for the foreign trade market to operate normally, not to mention a significant reduction in foreign trade orders, and even orders being cancelled.
The May Day holiday will soon be ushered in. According to the conventional laws of the textile market in previous years, there should be a large number of orders placed, but according to the current market situation , such a phenomenon should never happen.
Inventory is still within control
“Our inventory is now within a reasonable range , not a lot, mainly because a lot has been cleared out before.” said Mr. Kang, who is engaged in Oxford cloth foreign trade.
“Basically there is no inventory. Although we have a factory, we also make orders.” said Mr. Zhao, who specializes in yarn-dyed fabrics.
“The inventory situation is not particularly large now.” said Mr. Qiu, who specializes in imitation silk.
From what the above textile boss said, it can be seen that compared with last year, the inventory situation of most textile companies is indeed much less. Some time ago, some textile bosses said that because Now my own inventory is very small, so I will produce inventory even if there are no orders.
Indeed, due to the increase in raw material prices for construction after the year, trade Merchants were afraid of skyrocketing fabric prices and stocked up a batch of gray fabrics early. This resulted in a significant reduction in weavers’ inventories. Although raw materials had increased, the inventory of gray fabrics was really cleared a lot.
Most companies’ inventories are within controllable limits, and some companies that do not take holidays said: “Part of the reason why we don’t take holidays is to rush orders, and part of it is to There is not much inventory now.”
Nowadays, unlike in the past, there are not a few companies that do not take holidays during the May holiday.
Most companies choose not to have holidays
“There are no holidays in our May Day factory; The order has to be shipped, so there will be no holiday.” said Mr. Li, who specializes in imitation silk.
“The ones in the office will be kept for two or three days. , go to the dyeing factory for production, and the dyeing factory will be closed for a few days on holidays.” said a general manager who specializes in four-way elastic and functional fabrics.
“May Day holiday, two days, May Day three days…” said several other textile bosses who were on holiday.
In fact, the main reason why manufacturers do not take holidays on May Day is because some customers want to ship goods quickly, but some textile bosses are also worried that they will not finish the meal after eating it.” Although we don’t have a holiday on May Day, we are afraid that after these orders are finished, there will be no other orders to take,” said a textile boss.
However, fortunately, the inventory has been cleared in the early stage. Even if no orders are placed, we can still weave some inventory to maintain factory production without causing any problems.To the point of suspending operations and closing factories, there are still many companies that will not take the May Day holiday. Generally speaking, the current order situation can still maintain normal production for everyone. However, the question of whether they can continue to receive orders in the future is a question for most textile bosses. worried.
Editor’s note
It is true that the current market situation is not optimistic, and the foreign trade market is always difficult. Returning to normal in a short period of time will not only have an impact on textile bosses engaged in foreign trade, but also have a great impact on some gray fabric merchants. The domestic demand market seems stable, but in fact it is also a hidden crisis. The market has only been good for a period of time this year. It was just the time when work started and it lasted less than half a month. Most of it was a wave of fake peak season caused by traders’ fear of price increases. The traditional off-season of the textile market is about to come, and textile bosses must also prepare for the market to continue. Be prepared to go cold!
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