6月，巴西棉花进口较上月飙升177%

 

Brazil's June cotton imports soar 177% over May

In June 2016, Brazilian cotton imports totaled 655,000 tons, a massive rise of 177 per cent over its previous month, where it stood at 236,000 tons and also much higher than 158,000 tons in June 2015.

As per data from the Foreign Trade Secretariat (SECEX), Brazilian cotton exports however dropped in June for the sixth consecutive month and were down 1.8 per cent from May 2016.

But, in the first six months of 2016, global sales were still 42.9 per cent higher compared to the same period of the previous year.

In the first fortnight of July, Brazilian cotton prices dropped mainly due to higher supply and depressed demand for the commodity.

The harvesting of the new 2015/16 crop advanced at a slow pace in the fortnight ending July 15, however, supply of cotton from growers and trading companies was made at a higher pace.

But, cotton users purchased volume necessary to meet immediate demands, with the expectation that an increase of cotton supply in the upcoming weeks, will press down quotes.

According to CEPEA, a few cotton export trades too were closed in the period, especially for shipments in the second quarter of 2017.

In the reporting period, the CEPEA/ESALQ Index for cotton type 41-4, for payment in 8 days and delivered in São Paulo, was down 3.87 per cent closing at BRL 2.5559 or $0.7864 per pound on July 15.

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6月，巴西棉花进口较上月飙升177%

2016年6月,巴西棉花进口总量为65.5万吨,较上月大幅增加177%,达23.6万吨,远高于2015年6月的15.8万吨。

根据外贸秘书处(SECEX)的数据,然而巴西棉花出口已经连续第六个月下降,从2016年5月起下降了1.8%。

但是,在2016年的前六个月,全球销量仍比同期增长42.9%。

7月前两周,巴西棉花价格下降主要是由于更高的供应和低迷的需求。

截至7月15日的前两周， 2015/16新的作物收获速度缓慢,但是,棉花种植者和贸易公司的则有更高的空间。

但是,棉花用户购买体积必须满足即时需求, 在接下来的几周，棉花供应将在预期中增加，将压低报价。

根据CEPEA,在此期间，一些棉花出口交易也被关闭,特别是在2017年第二季度出货的。

在报道期间，7月15日当天，41-4型棉圣保罗交货，8天付款的指数下降3.87%至每磅2.5559雷亚尔或0.7864美金。