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白糖周报:波动区间有限,郑糖维持震荡-20250518
Guo Xin Qi Huo·2025-05-18 02:50

Report Industry Investment Rating - Not mentioned in the report Core Viewpoint - The domestic sugar price has limited upside and downside space, oscillating between 5,800 - 6,000 yuan/ton. The international sugar price also has limited fluctuation due to mixed fundamental factors, and macro factors like crude oil price fluctuations also impact it. Short - term trading is recommended [58][59] Summary by Directory 1. Sugar Market Analysis Futures Price - Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE) sugar futures prices fluctuated narrowly this week, with a weekly increase of 0.27%. ICE sugar futures oscillated at a low level, with a weekly decline of 0.9% [8] Spot Price and Basis - Not elaborated in the provided content National Production and Sales - In the 2024/25 sugar - making season, the cumulative sugar sales rate in April was 65.22%, 7.49 percentage points faster than the same period last year [18] Sugar Imports - In March, imports were 80,000 tons, an increase of 60,000 tons year - on - year. Based on the ICE sugar July contract price of 18 cents/pound, the in - quota import cost from Brazil is 4,937 yuan/ton, and the out - of - quota import cost is 6,288 yuan/ton; from Thailand, the in - quota import cost is 4,897 yuan/ton, and the out - of - quota import cost is 6,235 yuan/ton [23] Domestic Industrial Inventory - In the 2024/25 sugar - making season, the industrial inventory in April was 3.8626 million tons, a decrease of 344,800 tons compared to the same period last year [26] ZCE Warehouse Receipts and Valid Forecasts - This week, the total number of ZCE sugar warehouse receipts plus forecasts was 32,930, a decrease of 329 from the previous week. There were 31,553 warehouse receipts and 1,377 valid forecasts [34] Brazil's Production Progress - In the second half of April, the cumulative crushing volume was 34.257 million tons, a year - on - year decrease of 32.98%, and the sugar production was 1.58 million tons, a year - on - year decrease of 38.62% [38] Brazil's Bi - weekly Sugar - making Ratio - The bi - weekly cumulative sugar - making ratio from sugarcane in the central - southern region of Brazil was 45.27%, compared to 46.98% in the same period last year [40] Brazil's Monthly Sugar Exports - Brazil's sugar exports in April were 1.5526 million tons, a decrease of 335,000 tons compared to the same period last year [47] International Main Production Area Weather - Precipitation in India has increased. Rainfall in the main production areas of Brazil has decreased, which is beneficial for sugarcane crushing [54][55] 2. Market Outlook - Domestic market: The domestic sales progress is the fastest since 2025, with sugar mills completing nearly 70% of sales in an increased - production context, leading to strong industry reluctance to sell. However, due to the foreign market falling below 17 cents/pound, there is an import profit in the domestic market, and imports are expected to increase significantly. With the recent issuance of import quotas (about 2.6 million tons), sugar supply is relatively abundant. Although it is the off - season for consumption, market expectations for consumption are not overly pessimistic as the weather warms up. - International market: The production data in the second half of April in southern Brazil was significantly lower than market expectations, providing short - term support for sugar prices. There are concerns about the total sugar production due to the low sugar - making ratio. India's sugar ending inventory is expected to be 4.8 - 5 million tons, sufficient to meet domestic demand before the new sugar is on the market [58]