Shandong Cotton Farmers Are Still Reluctant To Sell&Nbsp; Lint Transaction Is Not Active

On December 14, futures lint rose to 28000 yuan/ton, and on December 15, it fell back, purchase Textile mills that are not yet confident are wandering again, and it is still difficult for ginning mills to operate.

Recently, a small number of ginning plants in Shandong have entered the market, but because cotton farmers are still reluctant to sell, and the intended price is high, the battle of purchase and sales continues. Ginning plants mainly process outsourced seed cotton.

Shandong has been storing cotton for a long time in China. At present, Anhui, Shanxi, Hubei and other production areas unginned cotton The acquisition is close to the end of the flower, while only half of the cotton is sold in some regions of Shandong, and some cities and counties sell it sporadically, especially in Jining and Heze regions of Shandong.

Affected by the planting structure of local cotton mainly intercropped with garlic, farmers are busy planting garlic in October and early November. Cotton is pulled out to dry and sold after the busy farming season. However, due to the sharp drop in the high level of seed cotton since November 12, cotton farmers in the two cities have not yet had time to ship, and it is difficult to accept the price cut, so we have to wait and see until now. At present, most cotton farmers are reluctant to sell cotton, and the manufacturers entering the market are still mainly outsourcing. Some manufacturers purchase high-quality three-level seed cotton from other regions in Shandong (mainly Dongying, Zaozhuang and other places) at a factory price of 6.00-6.30 yuan/jin (38-39% of lint, 12-13% of moisture), while the price of four level seed cotton from Hubei and Anhui is 5.60-5.70 yuan/jin (34-35% of lint, 14-15% of moisture); The ex factory price of Grade III lint is 27000 yuan/ton, and the ex factory price of Grade IV lint is 26500 yuan/ton (gross weight, ex factory, no invoice); The factory price of wool cotton seeds is 1.75-1.82 yuan/jin. Due to the large inventory of lint and cotton yarn in downstream textile mills, the pressure is high, and the purchase volume is insufficient, the lint transaction is not active.

The manufacturer said that few local cotton farmers sold them, and some of them wanted to sell more than 6.00 yuan/jin for urgent money Ginning The factory does not have enough confidence in the products, and the enthusiasm for acquisition is not high. According to the survey on the psychological price of most cotton farmers, the price of cotton before the Spring Festival is expected to exceed 6.00 yuan/jin, and after the festival, the price is expected to be above 7.00 yuan/jin, which is mainly due to the low price ratio of cotton. For example, the income per mu of local garlic fields interplanted with chili peppers this year is 5000-6000 yuan, which saves time and labor; This year, the yield of cotton was reduced, and the yield per mu was only about 400 jin (500-600 jin/mu in previous years). According to the average cotton yield of 6.00 yuan/jin, the income per mu was 2400 yuan. If the average price was 7.00 yuan/jin, the income per mu was 2800 yuan, which was still significantly lower than the income from pepper planting, and it was time-consuming and laborious. The price of agricultural products is generally high this year, which has helped to increase the reluctance of cotton farmers to sell. According to the cotton vendor, if the price quoted is less than 6.00 yuan/jin, the cotton farmer will not even pay attention to it, which is very helpless. Of course, the market situation is difficult for farmers to control, but if the difference in income is too large, it is bound to reduce farmers' enthusiasm for cotton planting next year, and then make some adjustments to the planting structure.