According to China Cotton Network, feedback from cotton spinning mills in Aksu, Kashgar, and Shihezi, Xinjiang indicates that despite November marking the domestic sales off-season for the textile and apparel industry, this year's pattern of “peak seasons lacking vigor and off-seasons struggling to decline” is notably pronounced. Large-scale spinning mills have maintained relatively strong order intake, with workshop operating rates generally at 80-90%. Inquiries and shipments for high-spec cotton C32S and C40S yarns remain stable, and inventory buildup at enterprises is not significant. Surveys indicate that pre-sales volumes for Xinjiang-produced C40S and higher-spec compact ring-spun yarns have gradually increased in Guangdong, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang markets recently, while the impact on inland spinning enterprises' orders for high-spec, high-count yarns continues to expand.

Cotton yarn traders in Jiangsu and Zhejiang's light textile markets report that over the past week, besides moderate inquiries and shipments for medium-to-low count yarns, sales of high-count C32S knitting yarn and C32S weaving yarn have remained relatively stable. Notably, C60S cotton yarn—which saw scarce new orders in September-October—has finally shown signs of improvement. Spinning mills and traders report increased procurement from coastal weaving factories and foreign trade companies, with traceable high-count yarn orders—particularly those blending imported cotton—experiencing a temporary rebound. As orders for denim, workwear, home textiles, and home furnishings decline during winter and spring, cotton mills in Henan, Shandong, Hubei, and other regions are increasingly willing to adjust their product mix—reducing output of 21S and lower-count yarns (including air-jet spinning) while gradually increasing capacity for C32S and higher-count conventional cotton yarns.

Regarding enterprise pricing, although Zhengzhou cotton futures have fluctuated downward since mid-November, triggering slight declines in domestic cotton spot basis quotes and spot prices, cotton spinning mills both inside and outside Xinjiang have maintained relatively stable operating rates. Coupled with manageable cash flow pressures, cotton yarn ex-factory prices have remained relatively stable, with only a few spinning enterprises expanding their profit concessions by 50-100 RMB/ton.

As an integrated internet platform providing benchmark prices, on November 21, the benchmark price of 32S cotton yarn on SunSirs was 23,200.00 RMB/ton, an increase of 0.11% compared with the beginning of the month (23,175.00 RMB/ton).

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