Group 1: Report Industry Investment Rating - No relevant content provided Group 2: Report's Core View - Xinjiang region's new - cotton harvest expectation is fulfilled. The purchase price of seed cotton first declined and then increased during the festival, generally showing a stable - with - increase trend. Cotton farmers mainly sell at a reasonable price. The downstream textile industry's "Golden September and Silver October" traditional peak season did not meet expectations, and yarn mills' procurement is mainly for rigid demand. The outer - market US cotton is running weakly, and short - term cotton may continue to be under pressure, but the downside space may be limited. Be cautious about chasing short positions in case of sharp drops [3] Group 3: Summary According to Related Catalog Cotton Futures and Spot Price Changes - On October 15, compared with October 14, domestic cotton futures CF01 rose 5 points to 13270 with a 0.04% increase; CF05 rose 10 points to 13330 with a 0.08% increase; CF01 - 05 decreased 5 points to - 60. In domestic cotton spot, the price in Xinjiang decreased 85 points to 14513 with a - 0.58% change; in Henan, it decreased 113 points to 14755 with a - 0.76% change; in Shandong, it decreased 82 points to 14676 with a - 0.56% change. Xinjiang - main continuous basis decreased 90 points to 1243 [3] Yarn Futures and Spot Price Changes - Domestic棉纱 futures CY rose 35 points to 19325 on October 15 compared with October 14, with a 0.18% increase. The domestic棉纱 spot C32S price index remained unchanged at 20440 with a 0.00% change [3] Outer - market Cotton Price Changes - CT (USD/ lb) remained at 63 with a 0.00% change; the arrival price decreased 0.1 to 73.30 with a - 0.14% change; the US cotton spot 1% quota pick - up price decreased 18 to 12833 with a - 0.14% change; the sliding - duty pick - up price decreased 6 to 13872 with a - 0.04% change [3] Spread Data Changes - The yarn - cotton spread (futures) increased 30; the yarn - cotton spread (spot) increased 12; the domestic - foreign spread (spot) decreased 64 [3] Market Situation in Different Regions - In Xinjiang, the new - cotton harvest expectation is fulfilled. The purchase price of seed cotton first declined and then increased during the festival, generally showing a stable - with - increase trend. Cotton farmers mainly sell at a reasonable price. The purchase price of machine - picked cotton in northern Xinjiang is between 6 - 6.15 yuan/kg, and in southern Xinjiang, it is between 6 - 6.25 yuan/kg. The one - price sales quotation of ginning factories is between 14000 - 14500 yuan/ton. The downstream textile industry's "Golden September and Silver October" traditional peak season did not meet expectations, and yarn mills' procurement is mainly for rigid demand [3] Outer - market Situation - The outer - market US cotton is running weakly. Due to the US government shutdown, the release of US cotton - related data is suspended, the recession concern deepens, and there is no news about the Sino - US tariff negotiation, which drags down the US cotton price [3]

Report Summary Core View - In the context of the expected new crop harvest and the reality of old - crop inventory shortage, the pattern of near - term strength and long - term weakness is prominent. From late July to early August, multiple policies and industry events are in the window period. Domestic policy - related meeting contents, Sino - US trade negotiation progress, the realization of new cotton harvest, whether the import sliding - scale duty quota will be increased and the increase amount have a significant impact on the Zhengzhou cotton outlook, especially the increase of import sliding - scale duty quota has a greater impact on the old - crop supply - demand and near - term contracts [4] Data Summary Domestic Cotton Futures - CF01 on August 7 was 13835, down 15 (-0.11%) from August 6; CF09 was 13670, down 20 (-0.15%); CF09 - 01 was - 165, down 5 from August 6 [3] Domestic Cotton Spot - In Xinjiang on August 7, the price was 15089, up 6 (0.04%); in Henan it was 15220, up 15 (0.10%); in Shandong it was 15169, up 20 (0.13%); Xinjiang - main continuous basis was 1419, up 26 [3] Domestic Cotton Yarn Futures and Spot - Domestic cotton yarn futures CY on August 7 was 19705, down 5 (-0.03%); domestic cotton yarn spot C32S price index was 20620, down 20 (-0.10%) [3] US Cotton Spot - US cotton spot CT (USD/ pound) on August 7 was 67, unchanged (0.00%); the arrival price was 76.50, down 0.5 (-0.65%); 1% quota pick - up price was 13480, down 87 (-0.64%); sliding - scale duty pick - up price was 14282, down 53 (-0.37%) [3] Spread Data - Yarn - cotton spread (futures) was 5870, up 10; yarn - cotton spread (spot) was 802, up 34; the spot internal - external spread was 1689, up 107 [3][4]