Tongzhou Market Information Brief, Week 1 of September 2020


I. Zhengzhou Cotton
Positive Factors:
1. Historically low absolute price.
2. Sequential recovery of the industry chain.
3. Weather-related price increases.
4. Macroeconomic easing driving inflation expectations.
Negative Factors:
1. Slow recovery of domestic terminal apparel export orders.
2. High market circulation inventory.
3. New cotton about to be listed.
4. Strained US-China relations.
5. State reserve release.
II. US Cotton
Positive Factors:
1. Execution of the first phase of the US-China agreement.
2. Sequential increase in the operating rate of textile enterprises in Southeast Asia and other countries.
3. Year-on-year decrease in US cotton production.
4. Weather-related price increases.
Negative Factors:
1. Continued expansion of the overseas epidemic.
2. Slow recovery of terminal consumption.
3. US cotton has poor competitiveness in the market-oriented demand.
4. CCI release of reserves.
III. Focus
1. Changes in the US-China trade situation.
2. Changes in domestic and international epidemics and vaccine progress.
3. Weather conditions in major producing countries.
4. USDA September report.
 

Leaders from Xiamen C&D Group visited Tongzhou for investigation and guidance


On March 3, Wang Yongqing, Vice President of Xiamen CNOOC Group, visited Tongzhou Group for investigation and guidance. Wei Gangmin, Chairman of our company; Huang Hongyu, President; Li Tao, Vice President; and Zhang Zhiyan, Director of the General Office, met with and participated in a symposium.


Tongzhou Cotton Market Brief, Week 1 of March 2025


1) This week's National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (NPC & CPPCC) in China boosted market expectations for steady growth. In February, the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for manufacturing stood at 50.2%, up 1.1 percentage points from the previous month, indicating a significant improvement in the manufacturing sector.


In 2024, China's exports of dyed and printed fabrics to Vietnam and Bangladesh increased significantly.


In 2024, China's dyeing industry saw rapid export growth to ASEAN and RCEP member countries, exceeding the overall export growth rate. However, this growth was accompanied by a decline in prices. From January to December, China's exports of eight major dyeing products to ASEAN totaled 7.908 billion meters, a year-on-year increase of 12.14%, 4.61 percentage points higher than the overall export growth rate, accounting for 23.58% of total exports. The average export price was US\$1.19 per meter, a year-on-year decrease of 2.75%, 0.64 percentage points lower than the overall decline. Exports to RCEP member countries totaled 8.431 billion meters, a year-on-year increase of 11.35%, 3.82 percentage points higher than the overall export growth rate. The average export price was US\$1.17 per meter, a year-on-year decrease of 2.79%, 0.60 percentage points lower than the overall decline.


President Huang Hongyu was invited to attend the 2025 Zhangjiagang Cotton Industry Development Conference


On February 28, Mr. Huang Hongyu, President of our company, was invited to attend the 2025 Zhangjiagang Cotton Industry Development Conference and, as a guest speaker at the "Xiangshan Roundtable," shared his views on the cotton market and trading opportunities.