# Could cotton linter ride the tailwind of surging cotton price?–ChinaTexnet.com

> Chinese cotton futures on ZCE have broken above 15,000 yuan per tonne as prices rallied on expected cuts to Xinjiang planting in 2026 and firm downstream restocking. Cottonseed prices have held steady while cotton linter prices have been stuck in a stalemate.

- Date: 2026-01-09 · published 2026-01-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21171-could-cotton-linter-ride-the-tailwind-of-surging-cotton-price-chinatexnet-com
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

Higher cotton prices support cotton-linter and cottonseed economics, but linter is not a major feed ingredient, so the feed impact is limited to cottonseed meal and oil cake sentiment in China.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: neutral

## Sources

- chinatexnet.com: https://www.chinatexnet.com/textile-news/2026-01-09/1064599.html

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