Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. 2. Core Viewpoints - This week, the price of the main contract of Zhengzhou cotton 2605 increased with a weekly gain of about 0.72%. Considering the boost from holiday stockpiling and the reduction in cotton planting area, it is expected that the cotton price will still maintain a possible upward trend in the future [5]. - According to a report from a Brazilian authority, in December 2025, Brazil exported 452,500 tons of cotton, a year - on - year increase of 28.2%. In the first five months of the 2025/26 season, the cumulative export was 1.405 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 15.7%, reaching the highest export volume from August to December in history [5]. - As of the end of December 2025, the national commercial cotton inventory in China was 5.7847 million tons, a month - on - month increase of 23.51% and a year - on - year slight increase of 1.75%, at a high level in the same period. However, driven by the combination of downstream rigid demand replenishment and the expectation of reduced planting in the future, the short - term inventory pressure is expected to be controllable [5]. 3. Summary by Directory 3.1 Week - on - Week Summary - Market Review: The price of the main contract of Zhengzhou cotton 2605 increased this week, with a weekly gain of about 0.72% [5]. - Market Outlook: Brazil's cotton exports increased significantly in December 2025 and the first five months of the 2025/26 season. China's commercial cotton inventory was at a high level at the end of December 2025, but the short - term inventory pressure is controllable. The cotton price is expected to maintain a possible upward trend [5]. - Future Trading Tips: Pay attention to changes in foreign cotton prices, demand, and inventory conditions [6]. 3.2 Futures and Spot Market - US Cotton Market: The price of the US cotton March contract decreased this week, with a weekly decline of about 1.32%. As of January 13, 2026, the non - commercial long positions of US cotton were 88,834 lots, an increase of 7,425 lots from the previous week; the non - commercial short positions were 116,265 lots, an increase of 5,936 lots from the previous week; the net short positions were 27,431 lots, a decrease of 1,489 lots from the previous week [11]. - Foreign Cotton Spot Market: In the week ending January 8, the net export sales of US upland cotton in the 2025/26 season reached 339,700 bales, a high for the season. The international cotton spot price this week was 74.55 cents per pound, a decrease of 0.5 cents per pound from last week [17]. - Futures Market: The price of the Zhengzhou cotton 2605 contract increased this week, with a weekly gain of about 0.72%, while the price of the cotton yarn futures 2603 contract decreased by 0.15%. As of this week, the net positions of the top 20 in cotton futures were - 164,119 lots, and in cotton yarn futures were - 1,836 lots. The number of cotton futures warehouse receipts at the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange was 9,972, and the number of cotton yarn futures warehouse receipts was 0 [21][27][31]. - Spot Market: As of January 23, 2026, the spot price index of cotton 3128B was 15,870 yuan per ton, and the spot price index of Chinese cotton yarn C32S was 21,320 yuan per ton [42][53]. - Imported Cotton (Yarn) Cost: As of January 22, the import cotton price with sliding - scale duty was 13,684 yuan per ton, a decrease of 51 yuan per ton from last week; the import cotton quota price was 12,514 yuan per ton, a decrease of 102 yuan per ton from last week. The import cotton yarn price indices for different varieties were also provided [59]. - Imported Cotton Price Cost - Profit: As of January 22, the estimated profit of imported cotton with sliding - scale duty was 2,135 yuan per ton, a decrease of 100 yuan per ton from last week; the estimated profit of imported cotton with quota was 1,828 yuan per ton, a decrease of 49 yuan per ton from last week [62]. 3.3 Industry Chain - Supply - Side - Commercial Cotton Inventory: As of the end of December 2025, the national commercial cotton inventory was 5.7847 million tons, a month - on - month increase of 23.51% and a year - on - year slight increase of 1.75%. At the end of December, the in - stock industrial cotton inventory of textile enterprises was 983,800 tons, an increase of 44,200 tons from the end of the previous month [67]. - Supply - Side - Imported Cotton Volume: In December 2025, China's total cotton import volume was about 180,000 tons, a month - on - month increase of 60,000 tons and a year - on - year increase of 31%. From January to December 2025, China's cumulative cotton import volume was 1.07 million tons, a year - on - year decrease of 59.1%. In December 2025, China's imported cotton yarn volume was 170,000 tons, a month - on - month increase of 60,000 tons and a year - on - year increase of 20,000 tons [70]. - Mid - end Industry - Demand - Side - Yarn and Grey Cloth Inventory: As of the end of November, the yarn inventory of textile enterprises was 26.33 days, an increase of 0.21 days from the previous month, and the grey cloth inventory was 32.34 days, an increase of 0.37 days from the previous month [73]. - Terminal Consumption - Demand - Side - Textile and Garment Export Volume: In December 2025, China's textile and garment export volume was 25.99 billion US dollars, a year - on - year decrease of 7.4% and a month - on - month increase of 8.9%. Among them, textile exports were 12.58 billion US dollars, a year - on - year decrease of 4.2%; clothing exports were 13.41 billion US dollars, a year - on - year decrease of 10.2% [79]. - Downstream Terminal Consumption - Demand - Side - Domestic Garment Retail Sales: As of October 31, 2025, the cumulative retail sales of clothing were 864.54 billion yuan, a month - on - month increase of 13.90%, and the cumulative year - on - year growth rate was 2.9%, a month - on - month increase of 20.83% [83]. 3.4 Options and Stock Market - Related Market - Options Market: The implied volatility of at - the - money options for cotton this week was presented in the report, but specific data was not mentioned [84]. - Stock Market - Xinjiang Nongkai Development Co., Ltd.: The price - earnings ratio trend of Xinjiang Nongkai Development Co., Ltd. was shown in the report, but specific data was not mentioned [87].
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Rui Da Qi Huo·2026-01-23 09:07