尿素周报：供应走低，价格震荡上行-20250726

1. Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the document 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The urea market is currently in a pattern of weak supply and demand. Domestic production has declined, but corporate profits have rebounded, though the absolute level remains low. The cost - side support for urea is gradually strengthening. The compound fertilizer demand is weak, with slow growth in production and high finished - product inventory. Exports are progressing, and port inventories are rising. Overall, there is no significant unilateral trend, and it is advisable to pay attention to long - position opportunities on dips [12]. 3. Summary by Directory 3.1. Weekly Assessment and Strategy Recommendation - Market Review: On Monday, influenced by the deepening of China's anti - involution policy, most domestic industrial products rose sharply. Urea also rose due to concerns about the elimination of backward production capacity, but it was mainly short - term sentiment. After the price peaked, the sentiment returned to rationality, and urea did not follow the continuous rise of black and some anti - involution related varieties [12]. - Fundamentals - Supply: Domestic urea operating rate is 83.59%, a 0.87% decline from last week, with a daily output of 19.52 tons. As the shipping date approaches, the port - collection is ongoing. Short - stop devices have increased, and the operating rate is expected to gradually recover in August. Currently, the operating rate is continuously declining month - on - month but is at a relatively high level year - on - year [12]. - Demand: The increase in compound fertilizer operating rate is slow due to weak sales and high temperatures. This week, the operating rate is 33.58%, a 1.03% increase from last week, and the finished - product inventory is at a high level year - on - year. Domestic demand is average, and the corporate advance orders are 5.94 days, a 0.12 - day decrease from last week [12]. - Profit and Valuation: All process profits are at a medium - low level. The 09 basis is still weak, and the 9 - 1 spread is in a contango situation. The overall structure is weak under high inventory and export expectations. The export profit is high, and the domestic price is relatively undervalued. The price ratio with related nitrogen fertilizers is at a medium - low level, indicating that the spot valuation of urea is low [12]. - Inventory: This week, the corporate inventory is 85.88 tons, a 3.67 - ton decrease from last week, but the decline rate has slowed down. The port inventory is 54.3 tons, a 0.2 - ton increase from last week [12]. - Market Logic: In the short term, the raw material side has strengthened due to the anti - involution policy, but the actual impact on the urea industry is limited. The market is expected to return to its own fundamentals. Currently, the domestic market shows a pattern of weak supply and demand [12]. - Strategy: Pay attention to long - position opportunities on dips [12]. 3.2. Futures and Spot Market - Contract Prices: The 09 contract closed at 1803, up 58 from a week ago; the 01 contract closed at 1807, up 87; the 05 contract closed at 1822, up 91. The 9 - 1 spread is - 4, a 29 - point decrease from a week ago; the 1 - 5 spread is - 15, a 4 - point decrease; the 5 - 9 spread is 19, a 33 - point increase [13]. - Domestic Spot Market: In Shandong, the price is 1790, a 40 - point decrease from a week ago; in Henan, it is 1830, a 10 - point decrease; in Hebei, it is 1780, a 10 - point increase. The Shandong basis is - 17, a 127 - point decrease from a week ago; the Henan basis is 23, a 97 - point decrease; the Hebei basis is - 27, a 77 - point decrease [13]. - Downstream Prices: The price of 45%S compound fertilizer in Shandong remains unchanged at 2950, and the profit is - 28.8, a 7 - point increase from a week ago. In Hubei, the price is 2960, a 10 - point increase, and the profit is 18, a 9 - point increase. The melamine price is not available, and the profit is - 623, a 7 - point increase [13]. - International Prices: FOB Arabian Gulf is 478, a 2 - point decrease; FOB Baltic is 437.5, a 10 - point increase; FOB Yuzhny is 445, an 18 - point increase; FOB China is 435, a 25 - point increase; CFR Brazil is 452.5, an 8 - point decrease. The urea export profit is 1202, a 149 - point increase [13]. 3.3. Profit and Inventory - Production Profit: The overall production profit is at a low level, including fixed - bed, water - coal slurry, and gas - based production profits [32]. - Inventory - Corporate Inventory: The corporate inventory is decreasing, but the decline rate has slowed down. The end - of - month corporate inventory is expected to change as shown in the relevant charts [12][36]. - Port Inventory: The port inventory is increasing due to ongoing exports [12][36]. 3.4. Supply Side - Urea Capacity: There are planned new production capacities, and some enterprises' new production devices have been put into operation or are expected to be put into operation in the future [42][44]. - Device Maintenance: Many enterprises are undergoing maintenance, including routine, fault - based, and policy - based maintenance, which has affected the production capacity [48][49]. 3.5. Demand Side - Consumption: The monthly consumption shows certain seasonal characteristics. The demand from downstream industries such as compound fertilizers, melamine, and terminal industries like plywood and real estate also affects the overall demand for urea [54][60][68]. - Export: Urea export has high profits, and the export volume and regions are shown in the relevant charts [79][80]. 3.6. Option - related - The report shows the option positions, trading volume, position PCR, trading PCR, and volatility of urea options [90][92]. 3.7. Industry Structure Diagram - It includes the urea industry chain, research framework analysis mind - map, and industry chain characteristics, which help to understand the overall structure and characteristics of the urea industry [95][98][100].