白糖产业日报-20250811

Report Overview - The report is the Sugar Industry Daily Report on August 11, 2025, covering various aspects of the sugar industry including futures, spot, upstream, downstream, and market news [1][2] Report Industry Investment Rating - The report does not provide an industry investment rating Report's Core View - Import expectations are increasing, spot prices are weak, and the far - month contracts corresponding to the new crushing season are mainly weak in the short term. It is recommended to conduct rebound short - selling transactions [2] Summary by Directory Futures Market - The closing price of the sugar futures main contract is 5,573 yuan/ton with no change; the main contract's open interest is 307,158 lots, an increase of 6,182 lots; the number of warehouse receipts is 18,240 sheets, a decrease of 305 sheets; the net long position of the top 20 futures holders is - 36,182 lots; the effective warehouse receipt forecast is 0 [2] Spot Market - The import - processed estimated price of Brazilian sugar within the quota is 4,398 yuan/ton, a decrease of 35 yuan/ton; that of Thai sugar is 4,474 yuan/ton, a decrease of 34 yuan/ton. The import - processed estimated price of Brazilian sugar outside the quota (50% tariff) is 5,584 yuan/ton; that of Thai sugar is 5,683 yuan/ton. The spot prices of white sugar in Kunming, Nanning, and Liuzhou are 5,825 yuan/ton, 5,950 yuan/ton (a decrease of 20 yuan/ton), and 6,010 yuan/ton (a decrease of 20 yuan/ton) respectively [2] Upstream Situation - The national sugar - crop sown area is 1,480 thousand hectares, an increase of 60 thousand hectares; the sown area of sugar cane in Guangxi is 835.09 thousand hectares, a decrease of 12.86 thousand hectares [2] Industry Situation - The national cumulative sugar production is 1,116.21 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 sugar import volume is 420,000 tons, an increase of 70,000 tons; the monthly total sugar exports from Brazil are 3.5937 billion tons, an increase of 0.2347 billion tons [2] Downstream Situation - The cumulative year - on - year growth rate of refined sugar production is 16.7%, an increase of 2.6 percentage points; the cumulative year - on - year growth rate of soft drink production is 2.9%, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point [2] Option Market - The implied volatility of at - the - money call options for sugar is 12.62%, an increase of 6.07 percentage points; that of at - the - money put options is 12.62%, an increase of 6.06 percentage points. The 20 - day historical volatility of sugar is 6.86%, an increase of 0.08 percentage points; the 60 - day historical volatility is 6.54% with no change [2] Industry News - According to Brazilian shipping agency Williams, as of the week of August 6, the number of ships waiting to load sugar at Brazilian ports was 80 (previously 79), and the quantity of sugar waiting to be loaded was 3.5777 billion tons (previously 3.5531 billion tons). Last Friday, the ICE raw sugar October contract closed up 1.5%, and on Monday, the sugar 2601 contract closed down 0.05%. Globally, the production prospects of major Asian sugar - producing countries are good, and the global supply is expected to be loose, putting pressure on raw sugar prices. However, the market is worried about the sugar content of sugar cane in the 2025/26 season, leading to a short - term rebound in raw sugar prices [2] Viewpoint Summary - Conab Analytics reports that the decline in the per - unit yield of sugar cane in Brazil may reduce Brazil's 2025/26 sugar cane output to less than 600 million tons, far lower than Conab's forecast of 663.4 million tons. Domestically, the profit outside the quota remains relatively high, and the import pressure is released. Beet sugar will start crushing in September, leading to a temporary increase in supply. On the demand side, due to the hot summer, the food and beverage industry has inventory - building needs, and the seasonal consumption of cold drinks is picking up. In terms of inventory, the previous production and sales progress was good, and the current inventory pressure is not large, but the increase in the quantity of processed sugar has significantly slowed down the de - stocking process. According to the China Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs' sugar supply - demand report, the 2025/26 sugar production is expected to be 1,120 million tons, a slight increase of 4 million tons year - on - year, remaining at a high level in the past four years [2]