Group 1 - The core viewpoint of the article highlights the fluctuations in cotton futures prices on the ICE, with a current price of 62.39 cents per pound, reflecting a slight increase of 0.14% from the opening price [1] - On February 3, the opening price for U.S. cotton was 62.85 cents per pound, with a closing price of 62.46 cents, indicating a decrease of 1.16% [1] - The average price of Xinjiang 3128 cotton reached 15,615 yuan per ton, an increase of 70 yuan per ton, while the price of Xinjiang 32s pure cotton yarn remained stable at 22,000 yuan per ton [1] Group 2 - The cotton market is expected to see a "high basis" trend for Xinjiang cotton throughout the 2025/26 season, driven by faster sales progress of cotton by processing enterprises, continued loose credit from financial institutions, and anticipated reductions in cotton planting area and rising costs in 2026 [1] - As of February 3, the number of cotton futures warehouse receipts on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange was 11,772, an increase of 256 from the previous trading day [2]

Group 1 - The core viewpoint of the article indicates a slight decline in cotton futures prices on the ICE, with the opening price at 62.85 cents per pound and a current price of 62.79 cents per pound, reflecting a decrease of 0.02% [1] - On February 2, the average price of Xinjiang 3128 cotton delivered was 15,545 yuan per ton, down by 83 yuan per ton, while the price of Xinjiang 32s pure cotton yarn remained stable at 22,000 yuan per ton [2] - The spinning profit increased to 478.7 yuan per ton, up by 94.62 yuan per ton [2] Group 2 - As of February 2, the number of cotton futures warehouse receipts on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange was 11,516, an increase of 143 from the previous trading day [2] - By February 1, 2026, the cumulative amount of cotton inspected nationwide for the new season reached 7.2746 million tons, an increase of 889,500 tons year-on-year [2]

Group 1 - The core viewpoint of the news is that cotton futures prices on the ICE are experiencing a downward trend, with the current price at 63.24 cents per pound, reflecting a decrease of 0.35% from the opening price [1] Group 2 - On January 29, the opening price of U.S. cotton was 63.73 cents per pound, with a closing price of 63.44 cents per pound, marking a decline of 0.80% [2] - The average price of Xinjiang 3128 cotton delivered to factories was 15,868 yuan per ton, down by 16 yuan per ton, while the price of Xinjiang 32s pure cotton yarn remained stable at 22,100 yuan per ton [2] - The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that for the week ending January 22, net sales of U.S. upland cotton for the 2025/2026 marketing year were 204,000 bales, down from 412,000 bales the previous week [2] Group 3 - According to the CFTC data as of January 23, the number of unpriced sell orders for U.S. cotton was 50,908 contracts, a decrease of 1,413 contracts, while unpriced buy orders increased by 2,505 contracts to 98,867 contracts [3] - The number of unpriced contracts for sellers on ICE cotton 2603 was 14,435 contracts, which is a reduction of 4,839 contracts compared to the previous week [3]

Group 1 - The core viewpoint of the news is that cotton futures prices on the ICE are experiencing fluctuations, with a slight increase observed on January 29, 2023, where the price opened at 63.73 cents per pound and reached a high of 63.83 cents per pound, reflecting a 0.16% increase [1] Group 2 - On January 28, 2023, the opening price of U.S. cotton was 63.77 cents per pound, with a closing price of 63.95 cents per pound, marking a 0.31% increase [2] - The average price of Xinjiang 3128 cotton delivered to factories was 15,884 yuan per ton, an increase of 415 yuan per ton [2] - The price of Xinjiang 32s pure cotton yarn remained stable at 22,100 yuan per ton, while spinning profit decreased to 192.24 yuan per ton, down by 473.10 yuan per ton [2] - As of January 27, 2026, the cumulative amount of cotton inspected nationwide for the new season reached 7.1952 million tons, an increase of 812,500 tons year-on-year [2] - In Brazil's Mato Grosso state, the cotton planting progress improved by 19 percentage points to 48% as of January 23, compared to 29% in the same period last year [2]