China’s yarn production fell for the third consecutive month, ending at 1.2865 million tons in February. The decrease was a gain of 9.95 percent year-on-year; but at the same time, it was a 234,900-ton, or 15.44 percent, drop from January. In fact, February’s output was the lowest monthly production number since 1.068 million tons in February 2006. For the September 2007 to February 2008 period, cumulative yarn output now stands at 9.9769 million tons, up 10.93 percent versus the same time frame a year ago.
