尿素周报2025、8、1：需求暂弱，等待支撑-20250805

Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the content Core Viewpoints - The overall view on urea is neutral. Supply-wise, summer maintenance has increased, keeping production at a relatively low level but still higher than historical averages. Export profits are high, yet there is no further news on export quotas. The compound fertilizer operating rate continues to rise, while industrial demand is lukewarm. In the short term, domestic drivers are not obvious, and there is still an expectation of export policy liberalization [4]. Summary by Related Catalogs Spot Price - Urea spot prices have slightly stabilized. The domestic supply-demand situation remains loose, with enterprise inventories turning from decreasing to increasing. Ammonium chloride prices have stabilized with a slight increase in new orders. The ammonium sulfate market is in a stalemate with no signs of improvement in transactions [8][11]. - Current export profits remain high, but there is no news of new export quota releases, so potential export demand cannot be freely released [32]. Operating Rate - Coal-based urea production still has good profits. Summer maintenance has started, and the operating rate is at a relatively low level but still at a high point in recent years. Some enterprises have carried out maintenance this period, and some are scheduled to stop production next week, with the overall operating rate changing little [40]. Inventory - This week, enterprise inventories have slightly increased as domestic demand enters the off - season and exports have made no new progress. Port inventories have decreased, with some large - granular urea at Yantai Port shipped out and some small - granular urea gathered at Lianyungang and Rizhao Ports [53]. Profit - Coal - to - urea still maintains high profits, while gas - to - urea profits are almost gone as urea prices fluctuate at a low level [66][80]. Export - Current exports are proceeding steadily, but there is no news of further liberalization. After the domestic price weakens, the potential export profit remains extremely high, and the downside space for urea may be limited [84]. Domestic Demand - This week, compound fertilizer prices are basically unchanged. The cost side shows a weak downward trend in urea prices, a slight increase in monoammonium phosphate prices, and narrow fluctuations in potash fertilizer prices. The demand for southern rice has decreased, and some enterprises in Hunan and Jiangxi are in the traditional maintenance period. The autumn fertilizer sales have improved. Compound fertilizer enterprises are receiving orders as needed, and the operating rate is increasing faster [96][99]. - Melamine prices have remained stable recently, with a dull trading atmosphere. The industry utilization rate remains high, and supply changes are limited. Demand is mainly for rigid needs, with insufficient support [110]. Raw Materials - Recently, coal demand remains high but has little change compared to the same period in previous years. The price rebound space is limited due to the increase in new - energy power generation squeezing thermal power demand and high power - plant inventories. The supply - demand situation of synthetic ammonia remains tight, with enterprises reducing production, smooth low - price order transactions, rapid inventory reduction, and price increases [145][154]. Futures - Recently, futures and spot prices have shown a weak and volatile trend, and the monthly spread has declined. The number of warehouse receipts is significantly higher than in the same period in history [179]. Balance Sheet - The report provides the total supply, production, import, total demand, demand breakdown by sector, export, surplus, and year - on - year changes in production, supply, and consumption of urea from September 2024 to December 2025 [183].