Keywords for March: order cancellation
Keywords for April: production reduction and holiday
Keywords for May:…
The cancellation or postponement of foreign trade orders has affected every link of the industrial chain. Both domestic and foreign trade markets are weak, causing most textile bosses to gradually lose confidence in the market. In March and April of previous years, major textile clusters were very popular, and many stores could produce tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of meters of gray fabric a day. But now, the market is deserted and the popularity has dropped significantly.
When chatting with the person in charge of a textile company that has been in business for more than 10 years, he said: “At this time, if you say business is good, you will be questioned, if you say business is not good, you will feel a little discouraged, but it is undeniable that we have foreign trade orders, but they have been postponed, and the payment cannot be collected, and our factory has Enterprises have been hit hard!”
The situation in the entire textile market does not seem to have improved greatly recently, and transactions are relatively chaotic. Market participants are constantly watching the trends of customers, hoping that You can have more opportunities to proof and test samples.
“Recently, one of my customers told me that there are no more clothing orders, but I have some umbrella cloth orders on hand, and asked me if I want to do it. I can only give it a try!” One person The trader said, “I originally wanted to buy and sell non-woven fabrics. I saw that many people around me were doing it, but I couldn’t find a way, so I decided to forget it!”
Chaotic market: success is caused by the epidemic, failure is caused by the epidemic!
In fact, judging from the current development of the epidemic, there is no good demand stimulation in the market. In particular, the export market is not expected to be optimistic. Therefore, many experts say that exports will continue to decline in the second quarter. , and the decline will further expand.
However, what is worth looking forward to is that as the overseas epidemic situation tightens, there is a large demand for anti-epidemic materials. The United States has included masks, protective clothing, etc. as exempt from tax increases. list, for a time, epidemic prevention supplies became a “new blue ocean”. Non-woven fabrics and melt-blown fabrics are so popular that it’s hard to find them!
At this time, polyester taffeta and pongee as alternative products have become new targets, and the market has also been doing well recently. “Recently, our polyester taffeta has been sold much better, but the price is very low and the profit is very low.” said a polyester taffeta manufacturer in Wujiang area.
It is reported that 190T polyester taffeta has recently dropped by 0.10 yuan/meter compared with before, and some low-priced supplies are around 70 or 80 cents. “Now thanks to this wave of epidemic, my inventory is a little better.” Another pongee manufacturer also echoed.
However, the “small market” is not enough to leverage this market. Other fabric products are still affected by the epidemic, and sales It’s unremarkable, especially in the foreign trade market. There are very few orders from Europe and the United States, but there are orders from Japan and South Korea, but the delivery time is not urgent! Although during the visit, most textile companies still had more or less orders on hand to execute, but compared with sales in previous years, these volumes can be said to be “drizzle”.
The May Day holiday mode is already on? !
Today, many textile bosses are already considering the May Day holiday. The impact of this epidemic on the textile market may be far greater than we imagined. A textile boss even said in the circle of friends: In the ten years since the factory was opened, there has not been a decent spring trip. Give yourself a holiday in the near future! After all, in his opinion, the impact of this time is not a problem that can be solved in 2-3 months. It may take 2-3 years to recover.
Although a bit pessimistic, in the eyes of many textile bosses, the current market has given them inspiration Not wanting to give up, some textile companies chose to pay guaranteed minimum wages to retain workers.
A textile boss said: “According to the current epidemic situation, companies will soon face production suspension and holidays, but after the epidemic is over, foreign trade orders should follow. In order to avoid falling into the dilemma of recruiting workers, this For a period of time, we will pay a minimum salary of 1,800 yuan per person per month to retain people!”
At present, the operating rate in the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions is still hovering at a low level, roughly at the level of 50-60%. This is the fourth consecutive year. Weekly opening odds fell. Judging from the current market conditions, to a large extent, the May Day holiday will cause some weaving manufacturers to take a holiday, and the market operating rate may be further reduced.
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