尿素周报：现货成交好转，关注后续库存变动-20251026

Report Industry Investment Rating - Unilateral: Cautiously bullish [4] - Inter - period: On the sidelines [4] - Inter - variety: None [4] Core Viewpoints - Urea spot prices have slightly increased, and with the rise of the futures market, spot trading has improved. Some regions are in the process of autumn fertilizer application for agriculture, and the production of autumn compound fertilizers is coming to an end. The operating rates in Shandong, Jiangsu, and Anhui have increased this week. As the weather clears, the sales sentiment has improved. The operating rate of melamine has declined, with only rigid demand for procurement. In the medium to long term, the supply - demand of urea remains relatively loose due to the release of new production capacity. With the improvement of the weather, the agricultural demand for urea has increased, and the inventory accumulation rate has slowed down this week. The current national inventory accumulation is mainly in Inner Mongolia. Starting from late October, compound fertilizer plants in the Northeast are gradually starting operations. Attention should be paid to the procurement rhythm in the Northeast and the national off - season storage rhythm. Urea is still affected by export sentiment, and September and October are still export windows. There is co - existence of port collection and departure, leading to inventory reduction. The export policy of urea may still change, and attention should be paid to subsequent export dynamics [3] Summary by Directory Price and Spreads - Urea futures prices: The main urea contract closed at 1642 yuan/ton (+4). The prices of small - particle urea in Henan, Shandong, and Jiangsu markets were all 1570 yuan/ton (+20). The prices of different contracts (01, 05, 09) are also presented in the report [2] - Spreads: The 1 - 5, 5 - 9, and 9 - 1 spreads are analyzed. The basis of urea in Shandong, Henan, and Jiangsu is - 72 yuan/ton (+16) [2] Upstream Supply - As of October 26, 2025, the capacity utilization rate of enterprises was 77.61% (-2.06%), and the in - plant inventory of enterprises was 1.63 million tons (+15,000). The gas - based and coal - based operating rates of urea, as well as the production cost and profit, are also presented in the relevant figures [2][30] Downstream Demand - As of October 26, 2025, the capacity utilization rate of compound fertilizers was 27.71% (+3.53%), and the capacity utilization rate of melamine was 48.30% (-6.9%). The number of pre - received order days of urea enterprises was 7.41 days (+0.7). The FOB prices of small and large - particle urea in China, as well as the CFR prices in Brazil and Southeast Asia, are also analyzed [2][39] Urea Inventory - As of October 26, 2025, the port inventory was 210,000 tons (-236,000). The in - plant inventory, port inventory, and social inventories in Guangdong and Guangxi are also presented in the figures [2][58]