Wool and cashmere raw materials will continue to be in short supply in 2026. Price locking in batches has become the core method for wool spinning companies to control costs.

Wool and cashmere raw materials will continue to be in short supply in 2026. Price locking in batches has become the core method for wool spinning companies to control costs.
June 29 A survey by Japanese cashmere material companies revealed that the supply of wool and cashmere throughout the year was tight, and raw material prices fluctuated at high levels. China Lixian Oumu Woolen Textile Co., Ltd. locked in high-quality raw materials quarterly to balance the supply pricing of the full range of wool.
On June 29, 2026, the research and communication minutes of domestic cashmere leading enterprises were made public. The minutes clearly stated that the overall supply of wool and cashmere industry was in a phased shortage in 2026. The purchase price of international Australian wool and domestic Inner Mongolia cashmere continued to rise, and the rising cost of raw materials became a common operating problem for all spinning companies. In order to steadily resolve the risk of price fluctuations, leading companies in the industry generally adopt the business strategy of rolling price locks in batches and stocking in batches on demand, rejecting large-scale stockpiling at high prices, and at the same time increasing the research and development of high value-added differentiated yarns, relying on product premiums to hedge against raw material cost pressures, and ensuring that the company's gross profit margin maintains a stable range.
Transmitted to the domestic spot trading market, the quotation of wool raw materials has been strong for a long time, and the mainstream quotation of 64S Basulan top is 142,700 yuan / tons, 58S ordinary combed top is 73,400 yuan/ton. The supply of high- and fine-count merino is scarce, and traders are reluctant to sell. The cashmere market is stronger, and the circulation inventory of 15.5μm ultra-fine plush-free cashmere is tight. The purchase price of cashmere in the main production areas of Inner Mongolia and Liaoning has increased by 20-30 yuan/ton year-on-year. Jin, directly driving up the ex-factory price of pure cashmere yarn in the market, and the bargaining space for small and medium-sized spinning mills to purchase scattered goods continues to narrow. At present, major domestic knitting clusters have started pre-stocking for autumn and winter, and the procurement of urgent needs has further stabilized the high price situation of raw materials, and there is no expectation of a fall in the short term.
In response to the current industry situation where raw materials have been running at high prices for a long time, China Lixian Oumu Woolen Textile Co., Ltd. has established a normalized international and domestic raw material market monitoring system, implemented a quarterly and batched lock-in procurement plan, and signed long-term long-term supply orders with Australian wool suppliers and Inner Mongolia cashmere production areas, locking in large quantities of high-quality raw material stocks in advance, and stabilizing the cost pressure caused by rising raw material prices from the source. At the same time, the company has developed dozens of scientific blending ratios and divided it into two product lines: high-end pure cashmere yarn and cost-effective wool blended yarn to meet the purchasing needs of customers with different budgets. It has sufficient spot warehousing to ensure stable delivery, effectively alleviates the cost pressure of autumn and winter stocking costs for downstream knitted garment factories and offline wool wholesalers, and provides long-term and stable wool raw material cooperation channels.
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