The price of cotton dropped sharply in winter and the cotton price did not "fall down" in winter wear.

Since entering the month of November, winter clothing has begun to be listed in all major shopping malls in the provincial capital. The purchase of winter clothing has become an important part of people's consumption. However, the reporter visited the winter clothing market this year and found that although domestic cotton prices have fallen sharply compared to last year, various types of winter clothing using cotton as the main raw material continued its upward trend last year.

In 2010, soaring cotton prices became the focus of attention. In that year, the domestic price of seed cotton rose from an average of 6 yuan per kilogram to 10 yuan, the highest rose to a high of nearly 16 yuan. In 2011, cotton prices fell sharply. Currently at the peak of new cotton market, in our province's Yuncheng, Linfen and Other major cotton production areas, due to the continuous decline in the domestic cotton spot market transaction prices, seed cotton market purchase prices continue to decline, hard for the past half a year cotton farmers panic. According to the China Cotton Exchange, on November 1st, Linyi Grade 4 seed cotton purchase price was 6.8 yuan/kg, which was close to the 2010 low.

The cotton market is in a downturn and it is difficult to see the pace of downstream winter clothing prices.

On November 3, the reporter visited a number of shopping malls in the provincial capital and discovered that the price of winter clothing such as thermal underwear and coats on the market has risen from last year.

"Now 80% of the counters are new winter clothes." At the fourth floor of a mall in Liuxiang, a men's brand shopping guide said. Regarding the price trend of winter clothes this year, this shopping guide frankly stated that there is a certain increase. “Winter clothing will rise every year. The average increase this year is between 10% and 20%.”

The reporter learned from the counters of the mall that, this year, the coat of common brands, 500 yuan, has been difficult to win, and the price of most brand coats has exceeded 1,000 yuan. The price of shirts and underwear is also so high that non-general workers can afford it. In the mall, most single shirts are priced at more than 500 yuan, while thicker cotton shirts, the price is as high as 1,100 yuan. Even if it is thermal underwear, a set down should be more than 300 yuan. "A month's salary is not enough to buy a winter outfit." Ms. Zhao, a citizen shopping at a mall, lamented.

According to industry insiders, one of the important reasons is that the cotton price increase in the previous year left a “sequel”. A person in charge of a sales department of a trousers company in the province told the reporter that since there are many links from raw materials to finished products, the impact of cotton prices on clothing prices has a long period. Therefore, it is a normal phenomenon that the price of cotton is not directly reflected in the clothing retail terminal. "Actually, many cotton materials used by garment companies were stocks at the end of last year and high prices at the beginning of this year," said the person in charge. At the same time, an agent for a certain brand of clothing stated that in addition to the price of cotton, prices for winter clothing were also affected by the costs of raw materials such as fiber and fur, as well as the costs of labor, transportation, facade rental, and shopping mall entrance fees. In fact, the above costs have been rising this year.

However, industry insiders said that if the cotton price continues to be adjusted back, when the cotton stocks of most garment manufacturers are digested, the impact of the drop in cotton prices this year should appear in the spring of next year and, to a certain extent, to retail terminals.