Monday, September 14, 2009

Spun yarn exports declined sharply in July 2009

During July 2009, cotton yarn which accounted for 72% of yarn export earnings declined by 38% reckoned with last year. Manmade yarns were up marginally up while blended yarns earnings continued to drop, by massive 44%.
The major destinations – accounting for 50% of India’s exports were South Korea, Brazil, Bangladesh, China, Turkey, Peru and Egypt. While exports to South Korea and Peru recorded positive growth those to other major destinations were down
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In June 2009, cotton yarn exports declined 29% by volume and 38% in value. A total of 33 million kgs were exported valued at US$89 million. Unit price realization was down by 13% to average US$2.72/kg. The realization was also 4 US cents lower than the previous month. Count-wise, 30/1 cotton yarn was the major count in exports followed by 40/1, 20/1, 26/1 and 24/1. About 8.3 million kgs of 30/1 cotton yarn was exported at an average price of US$ 2.52/kg. The average price realization of 40/1 and 20/1 cotton yarn was US$ 2.79/kg and US$ 2.24/kg respectively.
Destination-wise, South Korea, Bangladesh, China, Peru, Brazil and Egypt were the major importers of Indian cotton yarn accounting for 50% of all cotton yarn exports. South Korea imported about 5.8 million kgs of cotton yarn, 9% up from its last year’s number. The unit price realization averaged US$2.71/kg, down 23 US cents compared to last year. Exports to Peru increased 58% while that to Bangladesh and Brazil was down by over 60% in value terms. China’s cotton yarn import from India was down 26% while that of Egypt was down 39%.
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