尿素早评20250918：做多机会或逐步到来-20250918

Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided Core View of the Report - Recommend paying attention to the opportunity to go long on the 01 contract on dips. Currently, urea has fallen to a certain cost - effective level, with upstream profits at a relatively low level and a reasonable valuation. There are two potential upward drivers for urea prices: supply - side expectation of old device renovation (old devices over 20 years account for about 20% and the current comprehensive operating rate is close to 80% with limited idle capacity), and demand - side expectation of improved exports (optimistic about urea exports from September to October due to the easing of Sino - Indian relations). Therefore, the space for further decline of urea is limited [1]. Summary by Relevant Catalogs Urea Futures Prices - On September 17, UR01 closed at 1,681 yuan/ton, down 5 yuan or 0.30% from September 16; UR05 closed at 1,734 yuan/ton, down 3 yuan or 0.17%; UR09 closed at 1,755 yuan/ton, down 2 yuan or 0.11% [1]. Spot Prices - Domestic small - particle urea spot prices in Shandong, Henan, Hebei, Northeast, and Jiangsu remained unchanged on September 17 compared to September 16, while the price in Shanxi dropped 10 yuan/ton or 0.65% to 1,530 yuan/ton [1]. Basis and Spreads - The basis of Shandong spot - UR increased by 3 yuan/ton to - 84 yuan/ton, and the 01 - 05 spread decreased by 2 yuan/ton to - 53 yuan/ton [1]. Upstream Costs - The prices of anthracite coal in Henan and Shanxi remained unchanged at 1,000 yuan/ton and 880 yuan/ton respectively [1]. Downstream Prices - The price of compound fertilizer (45%S) in Shandong dropped 20 yuan/ton or 0.68% to 2,930 yuan/ton, while the price in Henan remained unchanged at 2,520 yuan/ton. The prices of melamine in Shandong and Jiangsu remained unchanged at 5,083 yuan/ton and 5,200 yuan/ton respectively [1]. Important Information - On the previous trading day, the opening price of the main urea futures contract 2601 was 1,685 yuan/ton, the highest was 1,687 yuan/ton, the lowest was 1,676 yuan/ton, the closing price was 1,681 yuan/ton, and the settlement price was 1,681 yuan/ton. The position of 2601 was 281,488 lots [1]. Trading Strategy - Pay attention to the opportunity to go long on the 01 contract on dips [1].