Market Share Of Chinese Products Imported Into Japan Continues To Decrease.

According to the data released by Japan Trade Statistics Institute (P), the import volume of Japanese a target= "_blank" href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/" > clothing < /a > in 2013 was 30 billion 300 million US dollars, an increase of 21.3% compared with the same period last year. Among them, the share of Chinese products in the Japanese import clothing market continued to decrease, and Japan's import share from other Southeast Asian countries increased.

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< p > from the top 10 suppliers, Japan's imports of clothing from China in 2013 amounted to US $22 billion 400 million, an increase of 17.4%. compared with the same period last year. Chinese products account for 75.6%. of the Japanese import clothing market. From the statistical data, although the import volume shows a two digit growth, the market share is decreasing.

This is mainly influenced by the "China +1" strategy of Japanese buyers.

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< p > 2013, the other countries of origin of clothing imported from Japan were Vietnam, Italy, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, Kampuchea, India and the United States.

Except for Burma (seventh in 2012), Thailand (sixth in 2012) and India (2012 eighth), the market share of other countries ranked the same as that in 2012.

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< p > from the perspective of growth rate, Japan's clothing imports from Southeast Asian countries increased significantly in 2013, of which the increase in the amount of imports from south to South was 37.8%, the increase in Indonesia was 58%, and Bangladesh and Thailand also showed varying degrees of growth.

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< p > < strong > related news: the output of organic cotton in the United States is expected to peak again within 5 years < /strong > /p >

P recently, the American Organic Trade Association (OTA) issued a report on the production and market trend of organic cotton. The report indicates that the increase in consumer demand for organic cotton in the market has contributed to the development of the organic cotton industry in the United States to some extent because of the increase in the awareness of the organic cotton produced in the United States.

In 2013, the US organic cotton planting area increased to 15685 acres, and output stabilized.

It is estimated that the organic cotton planting area in the United States will increase to 18614 acres in 5 years, and the output of organic cotton will also reach the highest level since 1995.

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< p > it is reported that the production and market trend report of < a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_c.asp" > organic cotton < /a > was formed after the investigation of 81 organic cotton growers in the United States.

The report shows that the output of organic cotton is on the rise in the United States. The growth of organic cotton output in the future will depend on 3 key factors: seed improvement, organic certification standard and cotton planting area.

These 3 factors will be related to the vitality and durability of the organic cotton industry.

The organic trade association says the commercialization of organic cottonseed is a major obstacle to organic cotton production.

However, the agricultural research center of A&M University of Texas is carrying out research on improving organic cotton and non pgenic cottonseed. It can enhance the drought resistance of organic cotton seeds, improve pest control and weed resistance, improve the output of organic cotton, improve the fiber quality of organic cotton, and promote the commercialization of organic cottonseed.

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< p > in addition, the global organic a target= "_blank" href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/" > textile "/a" standard (GOTS) certification also has a positive impact on improving the output of organic cotton.

The standard is made by the international working group of the German International Natural Textile Association (IVN), the Japan Organic Cotton Association (JOCA), the organic trade association of America (OTA) and the British Soil Association (SA).

The purpose of this certification is to ensure the standardization of organic textiles from raw materials, production and processing to the final product packaging, to sell real organic textiles, and to establish consumers' trustworthiness.

This certification code requires textile manufacturers to standardize their production of organic textiles and garments with globally recognized standards. This is an important measure to achieve the harmonization and pparency of textile labels.

At present, there are more than 3000 organic textile certification bodies in the world, of which 44 are in the United States.

The organic trade association of the United States said that the survey of these organizations shows that consumers' understanding and awareness of organic textiles are improving and buying organic textiles in the course of procurement.

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< p > in terms of organic cotton planting area, according to statistics, the number of organic cotton planted in the United States decreased from 16050 acres in 2011 to 14787 acres in 2012, which reduced 8%., most of which were organic upland cotton and organic long staple cotton with an area of less than 1000 acres.

In 2012, the output of organic cotton in the United States was 8867 bales (480 pounds / pack), an increase of 22% over the same period last year.

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