The sharp increase in the price of recycled paper has led to an increase in the cost of fruit sales

“Recycled paper has a price every day, and there is a shortage phenomenon”. This is the staff of the price monitoring center of Fengxian County Price Bureau of Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province. On September 15th, the manager of Sunpin Kun, the manager of the product board, was inspected in the Songlou and Dashahe towns.

It is understood that the price of recycled paper (paper made from waste paper and paper produced from raw noodles) has been stable in recent years, and it has entered a rapid rise since November 2016, prompting the overall increase in the sales price of terminal carton, and promoting the sales of fruit by farmers. The cost increases accordingly.

1. The price of recycled paper rose sharply, up 185% year-on-year.

According to Sun Qiankun, manager of Fengxian Yupin Carton Packaging Co., Ltd.: The purchase price of recycled paper is about 5,700 yuan/ton, up by 700 yuan from August, or 14%; it is 1,200 yuan more than July, up by 26.67%; 1700 yuan, an increase of 42.5%; an increase of 2,000 yuan over May, an increase of 54.05%; an increase of 3,700 yuan over the same period last year, an increase of 185%.

It is understood that the main purchase of recycled paper is from Hebei, Henan and other places, and short-term out-of-stock phenomenon occurs. "Because of the uncertainty of the price of recycled paper, our factory lost more than 190,000 yuan in August." Sun Qiankun said, "Carton sellers mostly order 15 days in advance (some earlier), the price is based on the current production cost plus On the basis of reasonable profits, and due to the rising price of recycled paper, the cost of carton production has increased significantly, resulting in losses for our company."

Second, the price of fruit packaging boxes increased overall, up 50% year-on-year

The price monitoring data shows that the sales price of the paper box (taking the e-commerce box as an example) is about 3.6 yuan per piece, which is 0.2 yuan higher than that of September 10, an increase of 6.06%; it is 0.4 yuan higher than the same period in August, an increase of 12.5%; Compared with the same period of last year, it rose by 1.2 yuan, or 50%.

According to Li Cui, the dealer of Dashahe carton, the price of carton has risen in a straight line since the Spring Festival in 2017. Our Dashahe apples have matured from 6 copies, and the sales of carton have gradually increased from 6 copies. A few days ago, the number of cartons sold per day was about 2,000, a decrease of 500 or so from last year, a decrease of 33.33%.

“The increase in the cost of carton manufacturing is the main reason for the increase in the sales price of the terminal.” Sun Qiankun, manager of Yupin Carton Packaging Co., Ltd. said, “The current cost of carton manufacturing is around 3.4 yuan/piece, which is 1.5 yuan more than the cost in 2016. The price rise leads to the carton. The sales volume has been significantly reduced. The daily order has about 20,000 cartons per day, which is more than half of the reduction in 2016, a decrease of more than 50%."

Third, the rise in the price of carton terminals, leading to increased cost of fruit sales

According to Hao Taotao, a fruit farmer in Yuezhuang Village, Dashahe Town, the current mature fruit is mainly Jinshuai Apple, Hongqian Fuji Apple, White Pear, etc. There are a large number of foreign merchants in the field, and currently mainly sell online. The average selling price per box is 40-45 yuan (Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui), and the price is basically the same in 2016. The price of apples is about the same as last year, and the box increase is very large. The cost of packaging a box of 5 kg of fruit is about 6 yuan, which is nearly 1.5 yuan more than last year, an increase of 33.33%.

Fruit farmer Hao Taotao sells fruit in about 100 boxes per day, which increases the cost of 150 yuan. From this point of view, the rise in the price of recycled paper has driven the overall increase in the price of cartons, increasing the cost of sales of fruit farmers.

Fourth, the main reason for the rise in paper prices and the late prediction

According to industry analysts, the three major factors, such as rising demand, reduced production, and replenishing inventory, will drive the main reason for the rise in paper. The paper industry began to enter the rising channel from the end of the third quarter of last year and the beginning of the fourth quarter. On the one hand, due to the supply-side reform, the country gradually eliminated backward production capacity, and some small-scale paper mills were gradually closed. On the other hand, due to the high pressure of environmental protection policies, some environmental protection Enterprises that do not meet the standards are also shut down.

With the arrival of consumer climax in the fourth quarter, packaging paper will increase substantially, and the price of later paper will remain high.