农产品日报：苹果期价震荡下跌，红枣期现稳弱运行-20251014

Report Industry Investment Rating - Apple: Neutral to bullish [3] - Red dates: Neutral [7] Core Views - Apple prices are oscillating downward, and red dates' futures and spot prices are stable but weak. For apples, the supply of new-season late Fuji is limited due to weather, and prices are expected to show a significant polarization. For red dates, the new season's harvest is approaching, and the market is in a transition period with relatively stable prices and uncertain future trends [1][2][3][4][6][7] Market News and Key Data Apple - Futures: The closing price of the Apple 2601 contract yesterday was 8,638 yuan/ton, a change of -106 yuan/ton from the previous day, a decrease of 1.21%. - Spot: The price of semi-commodity late Fuji above 70 in Luochuan, Shaanxi was 3.85 yuan/jin, with no change from the previous day. The spot basis AP01 was -938, a change of +106 from the previous day. - Recent news: The supply of red late Fuji in the new season's main producing areas is limited. The prices in Shandong, Shaanxi, and Gansu are 0.5 - 1.0 yuan/jin higher than last year. The demand in the sales areas has not improved after the holidays. Merchants are cautious overall but active in purchasing high-quality goods. This week, the late Fuji in the eastern and western regions will be on the market successively, and the price polarization is obvious [1] Red Dates - Futures: The closing price of the Red Dates 2601 contract yesterday was 11,130 yuan/ton, a change of -15 yuan/ton from the previous day, a decrease of 0.13%. - Spot: The price of first-grade grey dates in Hebei was 9.50 yuan/kg, with no change from the previous day. The spot basis CJ01 was -1,630, a change of +15 from the previous day. - Recent news: The new-season red dates in the Xinjiang main producing area are about to be harvested, and the harvest time may be about a week earlier than last year. Inland merchants are going to the producing areas to prepare for the new season, and the price range for orchard reservation has expanded [4] Market Analysis Apple - Yesterday, the apple futures price oscillated downward. The supply of red late Fuji in the main producing areas was limited due to slow coloring caused by rain. The prices in various regions increased year-on-year, and the price difference between regions and qualities was significant. The demand in the sales areas did not improve after the holidays. Merchants were cautious overall but active in purchasing high-quality goods. This week, the late Fuji in the eastern and western regions will be on the market successively, and the price polarization is obvious. In the future, attention should be paid to the game between merchants' purchasing mentality and fruit farmers' selling mentality [2] Red Dates - The red dates futures price oscillated narrowly yesterday. The red dates are in a critical period of transition between peak and off-peak seasons and "new and old seasons." The grey dates in the Xinjiang main producing area are about to be harvested, and merchants have started to make small-scale orchard reservations. Affected by the National Day holiday, the trading atmosphere in the sales areas' spot market this week is average, with mainly rigid demand from downstream buyers. The spot price fluctuates narrowly, and the trading is relatively light. The inventory depletion rate of 36 sample points is flatter than in previous years, and the inventory pressure remains. The supply-demand contradiction has not been substantially alleviated. The output of red dates in the 2024 production season was large, the inventory was high, but the quality was poor. It is expected that the new-season output will be between 560,000 and 620,000 tons. The growth of red dates has not shown unexpected changes, and the weather is conducive to sugar accumulation and quality improvement. Currently, the quality of red dates is better than the same period last year [6] Strategies Apple - Neutral to bullish. Currently, the late Fuji is sporadically on the market. Affected by the weather, it is difficult to organize a large amount of red goods, and the purchasing period may be shortened. It is expected that the price of high-quality goods will be stable and firm, with obvious polarization [3] Red Dates - Neutral. Overall, if the output and quality are lower than expected, the upward trend of red dates may continue. Otherwise, the red dates futures price will face a situation of limited upward movement and strong support below, showing an oscillating pattern. Attention should be paid to consumption, new-season quality, and output changes [7]