生猪：供应充裕，月间反套

Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the content 2. Core View of the Report - From now until the end of the year, the hog market will still be suppressed by the increasing supply, and the overall trend may remain bearish. Pay attention to the potential support from the consumption recovery at low prices in September and potential inventory accumulation behaviors such as secondary fattening and withholding for weight gain in October. However, in a pessimistic market atmosphere, their influence may be only temporary and partial. Considering the current low position of the near - month contracts on the futures market, it is advisable to adopt a low - level consolidation strategy, and mainly short after the rebound following the realization of bullish factors. The far - month contracts have the expectation of capacity reduction, but a significant increase requires clearer data and further stimulus from the news. The spreads such as 35 and 37 should still be in reverse arbitrage [2][11] 3. Summary According to Relevant Contents Supply Pressure - The focus of the domestic hog market in the past two months has been the continuous release of supply pressure, with limited demand absorption and the failure of the peak - season expectation, resulting in a weak rebound in the spot market. The abundant supply comes from several aspects: enterprises responding to regulatory policies and actively reducing weight (from June to September, the monthly average planned slaughter volume of large - scale farms increased by 3.5% month - on - month and 31% year - on - year; by the end of August, the average slaughter weight of group farms decreased by 1.3 kg compared with the beginning of June, a decrease of 1.1%); the continuous increase in theoretical supply (due to the increase in sows since last year and limited impact of piglet diseases in early 2024, the theoretical supply has gradually increased month - on - month since the end of the third quarter and is significantly higher year - on - year); and the shift in small - scale farmers' expectations from withholding to slaughter since the end of June, leading to a significant decline in pen utilization. As a result, supply pressure has become the dominant factor for hog prices, with limited demand support. The current average price in Henan has dropped to around 14 yuan/kg, and the spot price in Guangxi has fallen below 13 yuan/kg [4] Reasons for the Weakness of the Futures Market - The continuous weakness of the futures market, especially the near - month contracts, is due to the limited reduction in hog weight, insufficient demand, and the uncertainty of the intensity and rhythm of policy regulation. The market had previously anticipated the successive increase in theoretical supply and the decline in spot prices due to policy - driven weight reduction. Although the futures market initially rose in late July due to clearer policy intervention, subsequent data on weight and other aspects were disappointing, consuming some of the patience of long - position funds. The weight decrease in the Yongyi data was only 0.7% month - on - month, and the weight was still 1.76 kg higher year - on - year, indicating a high inventory of live hogs. The consumption performance was also below expectations, and the uncertainty of policy regulation also made the market wait for more certainty about capacity reduction [6] Differentiated Focus on Near - and Far - Month Contracts - For near - month contracts such as 11 - 03 with a basically determined supply, the impact of policy support is limited. The main factors affecting the rhythm are the potential improvement in demand and the possibility of temporary inventory accumulation. In September, demand may increase marginally due to low prices, cooling weather, and Mid - Autumn Festival stocking. However, in the current pessimistic market sentiment, these supporting factors may have only a short - term and partial impact on the futures market. For far - month contracts, the key is the implementation of capacity reduction policies. Although the month - on - month increase in the number of sows in July - August has slowed down, the market is still waiting for clearer evidence of capacity reduction. Currently, the far - month contracts are undervalued and may be prone to rise but difficult to fall, yet a significant increase requires further news stimulus [11]