Group 1 - The core viewpoint indicates that cotton futures prices on the ICE are experiencing weak fluctuations, with a current price of 66.09 cents per pound, reflecting a decline of 0.20% [1] - On September 4, the opening price for cotton futures was 66.25 cents per pound, with a closing price of 66.25 cents, showing a slight increase of 0.18% [2] - The average ginning rate for Xinjiang cotton reached 27.7% as of September 1, marking a week-on-week increase of 12.4 percentage points [3] Group 2 - As of September 2, approximately 30% of the U.S. cotton-growing areas were affected by drought, unchanged from the previous week but down from 41% in the same week last year [3] - The number of cotton futures warehouse receipts on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange was 5,829, a decrease of 167 from the previous trading day [3]