According to CONAB, the National Commodity Supply Corporation under the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, as of January 3, the cotton sowing rate in Brazil reached 31.2%, compared to 25.1% in the previous week, 30.5% in the same period last year, and a five-year average of 20.9%. PriceSeek analysis of lint cotton, long-short score: -1.5. The article indicates that Brazil's cotton sowing rate has reached 31.2%, higher than the previous week's 25.1% and the five-year average of 20.9%, but slightly lower than the 30.5% recorded in the same period last year. This suggests an accelerated planting pace, with expectations of increased future supply, exerting downward pressure on spot prices of lint cotton, as higher supply may depress market prices. Combined with recent cotton futures contract data, market sentiment leans bearish. This news may exacerbate the downward trend in futures prices, reinforcing bearish expectations. Therefore, a score of -1.5 indicates a relatively strong bearish impact.