白糖日报-20250819

Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating No information provided regarding the report industry investment rating. 2. Core Viewpoints - International market: With Brazil reaching its supply peak, global sugar inventories are expected to start accumulating. Recent reports show high sugar production and a record - high sugar - making ratio in Brazil, leading to a likely higher - than - expected sugar output and a decline in raw sugar prices. Attention should be paid to Brazil's sugar production progress [11]. - Domestic market: The sales of domestic sugar are fast, and inventories are low. However, a large amount of imported sugar is entering the domestic market. Domestic sugar prices are affected by international prices, and Zhengzhou sugar prices are expected to follow the trend of foreign sugar [11]. - Trading strategies: In the short term, Zhengzhou sugar prices are expected to be volatile. In the short - term, consider short - selling at high prices. For arbitrage, take a wait - and - see approach. Sell out - of - the - money call options [12][13][14]. 3. Summary by Sections 3.1 Data Analysis - Futures market: SR09 closed at 5,716 with a decline of 20 (-0.35%), SR01 at 5,661 (-11, -0.19%), and SR05 at 5,619 (-7, -0.12%). The trading volume and open interest of each contract also changed [5]. - Spot market: Today's sugar prices in different regions are as follows: 6040 in Liuzhou, 5905 in Kunming, 6220 in Wuhan, 5980 in Nanning, 6175 in Bayuquan, 6050 in Rizhao, and 6370 in Xi'an. The price in Wuhan decreased by 10, while others remained unchanged. The basis and monthly spreads are also provided [5]. - Import profit: For Brazilian imports, the quota - free price is 4435, and the out - of - quota price is 5648. For Thai imports, the quota - free price is 4453, and the out - of - quota price is 5671 [5]. 3.2 Market Analysis - Important information: - Brazil exported 188.32 million tons of sugar and molasses in the first two weeks of August 2025, with a daily average of 17.12 million tons. In August 2024, the export volume was 392.08 million tons, with a daily average of 17.82 million tons [7]. - In July 2025, the sugarcane yield per hectare in central - southern Brazil decreased by 5.6% year - on - year, and the recoverable sugar decreased by 4.8% [7]. - In July 2025, China's beverage output was 1796.6 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 4.7%. From January to July 2025, the cumulative output was 11101.1 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 3% [7]. - In July 2025, China's refined sugar output was 41 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 64.7%. From January to July 2025, the cumulative output was 982.8 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 6.8% [8][10]. - In Yunnan, the average number of effective sugarcane stems per mu this year is 4200, an increase of 80 compared to last year. As of July, the average height of sugarcane is 127.2 cm, an increase of 3 cm compared to last year [10]. - Logical analysis: International sugar prices are affected by Brazil's high - peak supply. Domestic sugar prices are influenced by international prices due to the entry of imported sugar [11]. - Trading strategies: - Single - side trading: In the short term, Zhengzhou sugar prices are expected to be volatile. Consider short - selling at high prices [12]. - Arbitrage: Adopt a wait - and - see approach [13]. - Options trading: Sell out - of - the - money call options [14]. 3.3 Relevant Attachments The report includes multiple charts, such as those showing monthly inventories in Guangxi and Yunnan, new industrial inventories, cumulative sales rates of domestic sugar, basis, and price spreads [15][20][24][26][28][29].