In the same year, the number of A-share companies' announcements related to hedging increased by 70% compared to the previous year.

Since the beginning of this year, the demand for risk management in A-share companies has increased. According to wind information statistics, as of March 19, A-share companies have issued 470 announcements about participating in hedging, an increase of 70.29% compared to the same period last year. Yang Yinghui, deputy general manager of COFCO Futures, said that since the beginning of this year, the volatility of commodity market prices has significantly increased, the switch of commodity cycles has accelerated, and the uncertainties in enterprise raw material procurement costs, inventory valuation, and order pricing have increased, leading to an increase in the demand for risk management by physical enterprises.