棉花價格創下近十年新高 全球服裝成本面臨上升

【彭博】-- 因惡劣的天氣和航運問題阻礙了供應，棉花期貨價格近十年來首次突破每磅1美元大關，全球服裝成本上升。

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紐約市場，12月交割的棉花期貨攀升至每磅1.005美元，創2011年11月以來最高水平。由於需求，尤其是來自中國的需求旺盛，加上疫情引發的供應中斷和物流成本高企，棉價今年累計飆升28％。

棉價上漲意味著服裝成本將上升。零售商可能會試圖將這些費用轉嫁給客戶，導致從T恤到牛仔褲等各種商品的價格走高，這可能會抑制需求並擠壓Levi Strauss＆Co等服裝製造商的利潤率。

J. Ganes Consulting的總裁Judy Ganes表示，最新的供應擔憂來自印度，旁遮普邦的棉花因棉鈴蟲病而歉收。

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