Ruida Futures(SZ:002961) Rui Da Qi Huo·2025-11-07 10:01Report Summary 1. Investment Rating The report does not provide an investment rating for the industry. 2. Core Viewpoints - For corn, in the short - term, it is advised to adopt a volatile mindset. The US corn harvest is advancing, increasing supply pressure, but the rise of US soybeans and wheat provides external support. In the domestic market, there is a large supply, but rigid demand exists, and the expansion of China Grain Reserves Corporation's procurement has boosted the enthusiasm of traders. The corn futures price generally fluctuated and closed higher this week [10]. - For corn starch, in the short - term, it is also recommended to take a volatile approach. The supply of raw corn is abundant, and the industry's operating rate is rising, increasing supply - side pressure. Downstream orders and pick - ups have slowed slightly, and inventory has increased slightly. Starch futures also fluctuated and closed higher in sync with the corn market this week [14]. 3. Summary by Directory 3.1 Weekly Highlights Summary - Corn: - Strategy: Adopt a short - term volatile mindset [9]. - Review: The main 2601 contract of corn futures closed higher in a low - level oscillation, with a closing price of 2149 yuan/ton, up 19 yuan/ton from last week [10]. - Outlook: By November 2, the US corn harvest was 83% complete. As the US corn harvest progresses, supply pressure will increase, but the rise of US soybeans and wheat provides support. In the domestic market, the main producing areas are in the stage of releasing sales pressure, with sufficient supply. Feed and deep - processing rigid demand exists, and the expansion of procurement by China Grain Reserves Corporation has boosted traders' enthusiasm [10]. - Corn Starch: - Strategy: Adopt a short - term volatile mindset [13]. - Review: The main 2601 contract of Dalian corn starch futures oscillated narrowly, with a closing price of 2462 yuan/ton, down 1 yuan/ton from last week [14]. - Outlook: With the increase in the listing volume of new - season corn, the supply of raw corn is abundant. The processing profit of enterprises has recovered, the industry's operating rate has continued to rise, and supply - side pressure has increased. Downstream orders and pick - ups have slowed slightly, and inventory has increased slightly. As of November 5, the total starch inventory of national corn starch enterprises was 113.8 tons, up 1.00 tons from last week, with a weekly increase of 0.89%, a monthly increase of 0.89%, and a year - on - year increase of 33.26% [14]. 3.2 Futures and Spot Market - Futures Price and Position Changes: - Corn futures' January contract closed higher in a low - level oscillation, with a total position of 977019 lots, an increase of 45868 lots from last week [20]. - Corn starch futures' January contract closed higher in an oscillation, with a total position of 226082 lots, an increase of 14599 lots from last week [20]. - Top Twenty Net Position Changes: - The top twenty net position of corn futures was - 118210, compared with - 79110 last week, with an increase in net short positions [26]. - The top twenty net position of starch futures was - 58773, compared with - 54866 last week, with a slight increase in net short positions [26]. - Futures Warehouse Receipts: - The registered warehouse receipts of yellow corn were 66351 lots [32]. - The registered warehouse receipts of corn starch were 12453 lots [32]. - Spot Prices and Basis: - As of November 6, 2025, the average spot price of corn was 2236.47 yuan/ton, and the basis between the active January contract of corn futures and the average spot price was + 87 yuan/ton [37]. - The spot price of corn starch in Jilin was 2600 yuan/ton, and in Shandong was 2750 yuan/ton, with relatively stable prices this week. The basis between the January contract of corn starch futures and the spot price in Changchun, Jilin was 138 yuan/ton [42]. - Futures Inter - monthly Spread Changes: - The 1 - 3 spread of corn was - 28 yuan/ton, at a relatively low level in the same period [48]. - The 1 - 3 spread of starch was - 10 yuan/ton, at a medium level in the same period [48]. - Futures Spread Changes: - The spread between the January contracts of starch and corn was 313 yuan/ton. As of Thursday this week, the spread between Shandong corn and corn starch was 524 yuan/ton, a decrease of 90 yuan/ton from last week [57]. - Substitute Spread Changes: - As of November 6, 2025, the average spot price of wheat was 2487.67 yuan/ton, and the average spot price of corn was 2236.47 yuan/ton, with a wheat - corn spread of 251.2 yuan/ton [62]. - In the 45th week of 2025, the average spread between tapioca starch and corn starch was 322 yuan/ton, an increase of 31 yuan/ton from last week [62]. 3.3 Industry Chain Situation - Corn - Supply Side: - Inventory in North and South Ports: As of October 31, 2025, the domestic trade corn inventory in Guangdong Port was 42.5 tons, an increase of 15.50 tons from last week; the foreign trade inventory was 31.7 tons, a decrease of 2.00 tons from last week. The total corn inventory in the four northern ports was 102.1 tons, a week - on - week increase of 7.6 tons; the shipping volume of the four northern ports that week was 71.6 tons, a week - on - week decrease of 17.20 tons [52]. - Domestic Corn Sales Progress: As of November 6, 2025, the total sales progress of domestic corn was 22%, a year - on - year increase of 3%. The sales progress in Northeast China was 18%, a year - on - year increase of 3%; in North China was 20%, a year - on - year increase of 1%; in Northwest China was 42%, a year - on - year increase of 4% [64]. - Monthly Import Arrivals: In September 2025, China's total corn imports were 56562.26 tons, a decrease of 256532.84 tons from the same period last year, a year - on - year decrease of 81.93%, and a month - on - month increase of 20404.55 tons from the previous month [68]. - Feed Enterprises' Corn Inventory Days: As of November 6, the average inventory of national feed enterprises was 24.88 days, an increase of 0.78 days from last week, a week - on - week increase of 3.24%, and a year - on - year decrease of 12.89% [72]. - Corn - Demand Side: - Pig and Breeding Sow Inventory Changes: At the end of the third quarter, the national pig inventory was 436.8 million heads, an increase of 9.86 million heads year - on - year, a growth of 2.3%, and an increase of 12.33 million heads quarter - on - quarter, a growth of 2.9%. Among them, the breeding sow inventory was 40.35 million heads, a decrease of 0.28 million heads year - on - year, a decrease of 0.7%, and a decrease of 0.09 million heads quarter - on - quarter, a slight decrease of 0.2% [76]. - Breeding Profit Changes: As of October 31, 2025, the breeding profit of self - bred and self - raised pigs was - 89.33 yuan/head, and the breeding profit of purchased piglets was - 179.72 yuan/head [80]. - Starch and Alcohol Enterprises' Profit Changes: As of November 6, 2025, the corn starch processing profit in Jilin was 114 yuan/ton. The corn alcohol processing profit in Henan was - 292 yuan/ton, in Jilin was - 429 yuan/ton, and in Heilongjiang was - 233 yuan/ton [84]. - Corn Starch - Supply Side: - Enterprise Inventory: As of November 5, 2025, the total corn inventory of 96 major corn deep - processing enterprises was 279.5 tons, a decrease of 1.13% from last week and a year - on - year decrease of 16.47% [88]. - Starch Enterprises' Operating Rate and Inventory: From October 30 to November 5, 2025, the total national corn processing volume was 62.65 tons, an increase of 2.93 tons from last week; the national corn starch output was 32.47 tons, an increase of 2.02 tons from last week; the weekly operating rate was 62.77%, an increase of 3.9% from last week. As of November 5, the total starch inventory of national corn starch enterprises was 113.8 tons, an increase of 1.00 tons from last week, a weekly increase of 0.89%, a monthly increase of 0.89%, and a year - on - year increase of 33.26% [92]. 3.4 Option Market Analysis As of November 7, the implied volatility of the options corresponding to the main 2601 contract of corn, which closed higher in an oscillation, was 8.51%, a decrease of 0.64% from last week's 9.15%. This week, the implied volatility oscillated and declined, being at a relatively low level compared to the 20 - day, 40 - day, and 60 - day historical volatility [95].