Report Industry Investment Ratings - Paper pulp: ★★★ - Sugar: ★★★ - Apple: ★★★ - Timber: ★★★ - Natural rubber: ★★★ - 20 - number rubber: ★★★ - Butadiene rubber: ★★☆ [4] Core Views - The cotton market has strong support from low commercial inventories and stable demand, but short - term upside is limited. Sugar prices are expected to remain weak. Apple market has increased long - short divergence, and the focus is on de - stocking. Natural rubber supply is decreasing, and synthetic rubber supply is stable. Pulp prices may fluctuate in the medium - term. Timber prices are supported by low inventories. [1][2][3][5][6][7] Summary by Commodity Cotton & Cotton Yarn - Zhengzhou cotton futures have been fluctuating recently. Although new cotton production has increased significantly this year, commercial inventories are not high and sales progress is fast, providing support. Demand is stable in the off - season, and the focus is on the pre - Spring Festival demand peak. Spinning mills' raw material demand is resilient, and finished product inventories are low. The industry can consider hedging opportunities, and the current operation is to wait and see. As of November 30, national cotton commercial inventory was 4.6836 million tons, and as of December 4, the cumulative processing volume was 5.794 million tons. [1] Sugar - Overnight, US sugar fluctuated. Brazil's sugar production remains high. In the Northern Hemisphere, India and Thailand have started crushing, and sugar production is expected to increase. In China, Zhengzhou sugar is weak. In November, Guangxi's sugar production was slow, but the 25/26 sugar - making season in Guangxi is expected to have a relatively good output. Overall, sugar prices are expected to be weak. [2] Apple - Futures prices are fluctuating at high levels. Spot prices are stable. Apple sales are in the off - season, and cold - storage transactions are average. As of December 5, national cold - storage apple inventory was 7.2438 million tons, a year - on - year decrease of 13.24%. The market's trading logic has shifted to demand, and the focus is on future de - stocking. [3] 20 - number Rubber, Natural Rubber & Synthetic Rubber - Natural rubber RU futures prices fell slightly, 20 - number rubber NR futures prices fluctuated, and butadiene rubber BR futures prices declined. Global natural rubber supply is entering the decreasing period, and synthetic rubber supply is stable. Natural rubber inventories are increasing, and synthetic rubber inventories are decreasing. The cost has strong support, and the market sentiment is cautious. Consider cross - variety arbitrage opportunities. [5] Paper Pulp - Paper pulp futures rose slightly. As of December 4, 2025, the inventory of mainstream Chinese pulp ports was 2.101 million tons, a decrease of 71,000 tons from the previous period. In November, China imported 3.246 million tons of pulp, a year - on - year increase of 440,000 tons. The mid - term trend may be range - bound. [6] Timber - Futures prices fluctuated. Spot prices in Rizhao decreased by 10 yuan. Supply prices decreased, and short - term arrivals will decrease. As of December 5, the average daily outbound volume of 13 national ports was 66,600 cubic meters, a week - on - week increase of 5,300 cubic meters. The total national port log inventory was 2.88 million cubic meters, a decrease of 90,000 cubic meters from the previous period. Low inventories support prices, and the current operation is to wait and see. [7]