尿素期货周报-20250922

Report Overview - Research Variety: Urea [1] - Report Date: September 21, 2025 [1] - Report Cycle: Weekly [1] - Researcher: He Ning (Qualification No.: F0238922; Investment Consulting Certificate No.: Z0001219) [1] Investment Rating - Not provided Core View - From September 15 - 21, 2025, the domestic urea spot market continued to decline. The market had sufficient supply, rising social inventories, and persistent supply - demand pressure. Low - price transactions dominated the market [2] Section Summaries 1. Futures Market 1.1 Contract Market - From September 15 - 21, 2025, urea futures contracts had similar prices with small overall spreads, showing a volatile trend. UR510 closed at 1,570 yuan/ton, opened at 1,586 yuan/ton, with a high of 1,608 yuan/ton, a low of 1,567 yuan/ton, a weekly decline of 0.76%, trading volume of 6,745 lots, and an open interest of 5,219 lots. UR601 closed at 1,661 yuan/ton, opened at 1,666 yuan/ton, with a high of 1,704 yuan/ton, a low of 1,656 yuan/ton, a weekly decline of 0.12%, trading volume of 615,000 lots, and an open interest of 297,000 lots [3] 2. Spot Market 2.1 Basis Data - On September 19, according to Steel Union data, small - granular urea in East China's Hualu Hengsheng was priced at 1,650 yuan/ton (basis - 11 yuan/ton), in Central China's Henan Xinlianxin at 1,660 yuan/ton (basis - 1 yuan/ton), and in Northwest China's Ningxia Petrochemical at 1,530 yuan/ton (basis - 131 yuan/ton), reflecting local demand differences with mild overall fluctuations [8] 2.2 Registered Warehouse Receipts - As of September 19, 2025, according to Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange data, there were 7,810 registered urea warehouse receipts, a slight increase from last week, indicating a short - term market in a wait - and - see equilibrium [9] 3. Influencing Factors 3.1 Industry News - Supply: The urea industry is expected to achieve a net new capacity of nearly 4 million tons this year, with a capacity growth rate exceeding 4%. Coal prices may continue to fluctuate weakly. Coal - based urea production maintains some profit, while natural - gas - based urea is in a loss state. If the loss persists, the operating rate of gas - based plants may decline slightly. The annual output growth is expected to be around 5% - 6%, but if the spot price drops further, the operating rate may adjust negatively, and the output growth rate may fall to 1% - 2% [10] - Demand: Traders are gradually picking up goods for export, reducing the possibility of a significant short - term inventory build - up. Although the pressure of pending orders and inventory has increased, leading to a decline in spot quotes, the market may experience a phased recovery as export channels gradually expand. However, agricultural demand is weakening, and the industry fundamentals are expected to face pressure in the second half of the year [11] - Policy: The Federal Reserve cut the federal funds rate target range by 25 basis points to 4% - 4.25%, the first rate cut since December 2024 [11] 4. Market Outlook - This year, urea capacity is expected to grow by over 4%, and the output growth rate is about 5% - 6%, but falling prices may suppress the operating rate. On the demand side, export orders support inventory, while weakening agricultural demand pressures the market in the second half of the year. With the Federal Reserve starting an interest - rate cut cycle, the macro - environment is becoming more accommodative. The urea market may have a short - term phased rebound, but the medium - to - long - term fundamentals remain under pressure. Future attention should be paid to changes in the operating rate and export policies [14][15]