据《日本经济新闻》报道,最近中国正式重新开始从澳大利亚购买羊毛,中国纺织原料进出口公司在3月份前后的近1个月时间内,与澳大利亚羊毛出口部门签订了约1万吨进口合同。这个数量几乎与中国1989/90年度的羊毛进口总量持平。中国开始大量购买澳大利亚羊毛的背景是,今年2月份澳停止使用羊毛最低支持价格后,澳大利亚羊毛竞销价格下降约40％。中国认为,其价格已接近合理购买线,因而出手大量购买。 According to the “Nihon Keizai Shimbun” report, China recently officially resumed purchasing wool from Australia. In the nearly one month before and after March, China Textile Import and Export Corporation signed an import contract of approximately 10,000 tons with the Australian wool export department. This amount is almost equal to China’s total wool imports in 1989/90. The background for China to start buying large quantities of Australian wool is that following the suspension of the use of the minimum support price for wool in February this year, the Australian wool sales price has dropped by about 40%. China believes that its price is close to a reasonable purchase line and that it is buying large quantities.