瑞达期货白糖产业日报-20250806

Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating - No investment rating information is provided in the report. 2. Core Viewpoints - International sugar prices are under pressure due to the good production prospects of major Asian sugar - producing countries, strong production signs in Brazil, and falling oil prices, resulting in a weak downward adjustment of raw sugar prices. In the domestic market, the profit window for out - of - quota imports is open, releasing import pressure. The demand side has备货 demand in the food and beverage industry due to hot summer weather, and seasonal consumption of cold drinks is picking up. The inventory pressure is not significant, but the de - stocking process has slowed down. Overall, the weak trend of the outer market drags down the domestic sugar futures price, and with the continuous opening of the import profit window and strengthened import expectations, the short - term trend is mainly weak and volatile [2]. 3. Summary by Directory 3.1 Futures Market - The closing price of the main sugar futures contract is 5683 yuan/ton, a decrease of 14 yuan/ton; the main contract position is 172,520 lots, a decrease of 12,539 lots. The number of warehouse receipts is 18,802, a decrease of 458; the net long position of the top 20 futures holders is - 11,036 lots, a decrease of 6371 lots. The estimated import and processing price of Brazilian sugar within the quota is 4433 yuan/ton, an increase of 3 yuan/ton; that of Thai sugar is 4508 yuan/ton, an increase of 2 yuan/ton. The estimated price of imported Brazilian sugar outside the quota (50% tariff) is 5630 yuan/ton, an increase of 3 yuan/ton; that of Thai sugar is 5728 yuan/ton, a decrease of 28 yuan/ton [2]. 3.2现货市场 - The spot price of white sugar in Kunming is 5840 yuan/ton, a decrease of 25 yuan/ton; in Nanning is 6000 yuan/ton, a decrease of 30 yuan/ton; in Liuzhou is 6050 yuan/ton, a decrease of 30 yuan/ton [2]. 3.3 Upstream Situation - The national sugar - cane planting area is 1480 thousand hectares, an increase of 60 thousand hectares; the sugar - cane planting area in Guangxi is 835.09 thousand hectares, a decrease of 12.86 thousand hectares. The national cumulative sugar production is 1116.21 million tons, an increase of 5.49 million tons; the cumulative sugar sales volume is 811.38 million tons, an increase of 86.92 million tons. The national industrial sugar inventory is 304.83 million tons, a decrease of 81.43 million tons; the national sugar sales rate is 72.69%, an increase of 7.47 percentage points. The monthly import volume of sugar is 420,000 tons, an increase of 70,000 tons; the monthly total sugar exports from Brazil are 335.9 million tons, an increase of 110.24 million tons [2]. 3.4 Industry Situation - The price difference between imported Brazilian sugar and the current price of Liuzhou sugar within the quota is 1448 yuan/ton, a decrease of 8 yuan/ton; that of Thai sugar is 1373 yuan/ton, a decrease of 7 yuan/ton. The price difference between imported Brazilian sugar and the current price of Liuzhou sugar outside the quota (50% tariff) is 251 yuan/ton, a decrease of 8 yuan/ton; that of Thai sugar is 153 yuan/ton, an increase of 23 yuan/ton [2]. 3.5 Downstream Situation - The cumulative year - on - year growth rate of refined sugar production is 16.7%; the cumulative year - on - year growth rate of soft drink production is 2.9%, a decrease of 0.1 percentage points [2]. 3.6 Option Market - The implied volatility of at - the - money call options for sugar is 7.64%, an increase of 0.99 percentage points; that of at - the - money put options is 7.64%, an increase of 0.99 percentage points. The 20 - day historical volatility of sugar is 7.36%, an increase of 0.09 percentage points; the 60 - day historical volatility is 6.88%, a decrease of 0.18 percentage points [2]. 3.7 Industry News - In July in Guangxi, the single - month sugar sales volume was 355,500 tons, a year - on - year decrease of 217,800 tons; the industrial inventory was 968,900 tons, a year - on - year decrease of 113,000 tons. As of the end of July, the cumulative sugar sales volume in Guangxi was 5.4961 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 396,600 tons; the sales rate was 85.01%, a year - on - year increase of 2.51 percentage points. In the 2024/25 sugar - making season in Guangxi, the cumulative sugar - cane crushing volume was 48.5954 million tons, a year - on - year decrease of 2.5847 million tons; the output of blended sugar was 6.465 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 283,600 tons; the sugar - making rate was 13.30%, a year - on - year increase of 1.22 percentage points. On Tuesday, the October ICE raw sugar contract closed down 0.98%. On Wednesday, the sugar 2509 contract closed down 0.42% [2].