国投期货软商品日报-20251024

Report Industry Investment Ratings - Cotton: ★★★ (implies a more definite long - term trend and relatively appropriate investment opportunities currently) [1] - Pulp: ★★★ [1] - Sugar: ★★★ [1] - Apple: ★★★ [1] - Logs: ★☆☆ (represents a bullish/bearish bias, with a driving force for price increase/decrease, but low operability on the market) [1] - 20 - numbered Rubber: ★☆☆ [1] - Natural Rubber: ★☆☆ [1] - Butadiene Rubber: ★☆☆ [1] Core Viewpoints - The report analyzes the market conditions of various soft commodities including cotton, sugar, apple, rubber, pulp, and logs, and provides corresponding investment suggestions based on supply - demand relationships, production expectations, and price trends [2][3][4] Summary by Commodity Cotton & Cotton Yarn - Zhengzhou cotton futures declined slightly today, while spot cotton prices remained mostly stable. Xinjiang machine - picked cotton prices trended slightly higher. As of October 23, the cumulative national cotton inspection volume was 1.09526 million tons. The cotton acquisition by ginneries was cautious, and the acquisition price was expected to remain stable. The peak season of the cotton yarn market was weak, with insufficient new orders for spinning mills and cautious procurement by traders. Considering the follow - up Sino - US economic and trade consultations, short - term Zhengzhou cotton price increases were regarded as rebound, and it was recommended to wait and see [2] Sugar - Overnight, US sugar prices were weak. In Brazil, despite a decline in cane crushing volume and sugar yield, an increase in the sugar - making ratio compensated for the loss in sugar production, keeping output high. In the Northern Hemisphere, India and Thailand were about to start the new crushing season, and sugar production was expected to increase year - on - year due to good weather. In China, Zhengzhou sugar prices remained weak, and the market's focus shifted to the next season's output forecast. With good rainfall in Guangxi since July and an increase in the vegetation index of sugarcane, the sugar output in Guangxi for the 25/26 season was expected to be good. Overall, sugar prices were expected to remain weak [3] Apple - Apple futures prices trended higher. In the spot market, the trading volume in Shandong increased, and high - quality goods were priced higher. In the Northwest production area, most high - quality apples had been pre - ordered. The market was mainly trading on cold - storage inventory volume. The national apple bagging volume decreased slightly year - on - year, and due to smaller fruit sizes, the output might be revised downwards. Meanwhile, the initial cold - storage inventory in the new season might be higher than expected. It was recommended to wait and see [4] 20 - numbered Rubber, Natural Rubber & Synthetic Rubber - Today, RU&MR futures prices continued to rise, and BR futures prices fluctuated. The sentiment in the futures market improved. The domestic natural rubber spot price increased, and the synthetic rubber price was stable with a slight increase. The supply of global natural rubber entered the high - yield period. The operating rate of domestic butadiene rubber plants increased slightly, while the operating rate of upstream butadiene plants decreased slightly. The domestic tire operating rate rebounded slightly, and the finished - product inventory of tire enterprises continued to increase. The total natural rubber inventory in Qingdao decreased to 437,500 tons, and the social inventory of Chinese butadiene rubber increased to 14,000 tons. A rebound strategy after the decline was recommended [5] Pulp - Pulp futures prices declined slightly today. The spot price of coniferous pulp remained stable. As of October 16, 2025, the inventory of mainstream pulp ports in China was 2.074 million tons, a decrease of 0.3 million tons from the previous period. In September, China's pulp imports reached 2.9525 million tons, an increase of 272,500 tons year - on - year. Currently, the port inventory was relatively high, and pulp demand was average. With the continuous increase in the overseas broad - leaf pulp price, the price difference between coniferous and broad - leaf pulp narrowed, providing some support for coniferous pulp. It was recommended to wait and see [6] Logs - Log futures prices fluctuated, and the spot price remained stable. In October, the price of New Zealand radiata pine increased, and domestic spot prices were weak, reducing traders' import willingness. The domestic supply was expected to remain low. The port delivery volume was above 60,000 cubic meters, and the peak - season demand supported the price. The total log inventory was low, and the inventory pressure was relatively small. A bullish investment strategy was recommended [7]