格林期货早盘提示：棉花-20260108

Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating - The investment rating for the cotton sector in the agricultural, forestry, and livestock industry is "Bullish Bias" [2] 2. Core View of the Report - ICE US cotton futures have corrected, and the main 03 contract settled at 64.85 cents, down 0.32%. The expectation of a tight balance in Zhengzhou cotton continues to intensify. Zhengzhou cotton has encountered resistance at the 15,000 integer level after continuous upward movement. In the short - term, Zhengzhou cotton may undergo some adjustments at the current level, but the bottom support is solid and the downside space is limited [2] 3. Summary by Relevant Catalog 1) Market Quotes - ICE March contract settled at 65.06, up 41 points; May at 66.43, up 44 points; July at 67.74, up 43 points, with about 86,000 contracts traded. Zhengzhou cotton had a total trading volume of 795,874 and an open interest of 1,246,090. The settlement prices were 15,100 for January, 14,965 for May, and 15,155 for September [2] 2) Important News - On January 4, spinning enterprises in the Bazhou area of southern Xinjiang purchased 31 - grade double - 29 machine - picked new cotton with less than 2.8% impurity in Xinjiang warehouses. The contract basis transaction price was 950 - 1050 yuan/ton, and the pick - up price was 15,500 - 15,650 yuan/ton, unchanged from the previous day [2] - As of December 18, 2025, the United States had cumulatively signed and exported 1.488 million tons of cotton for the 2025/26 season, accounting for 56.03% of the annual expected export volume, and had cumulatively shipped 640,000 tons, with a shipment rate of 43.01% [2] - As of now this season, the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) has cumulatively purchased about 2.85 million tons of seed cotton, 39% of which is from Telangana. Converted at a lint percentage of 35%, the CCI's cumulative purchase is equivalent to about 998,000 tons of lint cotton [2] - The cotton - growing area in West Texas, USA, is dry and windy, while the temperatures in the central - southern and southeastern cotton - growing areas are rising [2] - On January 4, the spot price of cotton yarn rose slightly. After the holiday, spinning enterprises gradually resumed production, and the overall production and sales in the market were relatively stable, mostly in a shipping state. The cotton yarn price continued to rise in some areas and remained stable in others [2] 3) Market Logic - ICE US cotton futures have corrected, and the expectation of a tight balance in Zhengzhou cotton continues to intensify. Zhengzhou cotton has faced resistance at the 15,000 level. Due to the decrease in cotton planting subsidies in the new year and the increase in rigid demand from new production capacity in Xinjiang, short - term adjustments may occur, but the bottom support is strong [2] 4) Trading Strategy - Hold the call option with an execution price of 13,600 yuan/ton for the 05 contract [2]