白糖周报：外盘价格趋稳，郑糖价格下跌-20251124

Report Title - Sugar Weekly Report: Stabilizing Foreign Prices, Declining Zhengzhou Sugar Prices [1] Report Author - Researcher: Liu Qiannan [1] - Futures Practitioner Certificate Number: F3013727 [1] - Investment Consulting Certificate Number: Z0014425 [1] Report Structure - Chapter 1: Comprehensive Analysis and Trading Strategies [2][5][46] - Chapter 2: Core Logic Analysis [2][5][46] - Chapter 3: Weekly Data Tracking [2][5][46] Investment Rating - Not provided in the report Core Viewpoints - Globally, the increase in sugar production in major producing areas is being realized. Datagro has significantly lowered the global sugar surplus forecast, mainly reducing the sugar production forecasts for Brazil and India. International sugar prices show signs of bottoming out and are expected to fluctuate in the short term [3]. - In the domestic market, sugar mills are gradually starting operations, increasing supply and sales pressure. However, considering factors such as tightened imports of syrup and premixes and relatively high previous pricing costs, domestic sugar production costs are high, which provides some support for the futures price. It is expected that the Zhengzhou sugar price will fluctuate within a range in the short term [3]. Key Points by Chapter Chapter 1: Comprehensive Analysis and Trading Strategies - Trading Strategies - Given the significant decline in Brazil's sugar - making ratio and the bottoming - out signs of international sugar prices, which are expected to be slightly stronger in the short - term, and considering the high domestic sugar production cost and the current futures price near 5300, it is advisable to consider short - term long positions at low prices [4]. - Arbitrage strategy: Go long on the January contract and short the May contract [4]. - Option strategy: Sell put options at low levels [4]. Chapter 2: Core Logic Analysis - International Supply - Demand Pattern Changes - The ISO predicts a 1.63 - million - ton supply surplus in the 2025/26 sugar season, with production increasing by 3.15% to 181.77 million tons and consumption growing by 0.6% to 180.14 million tons. Datagro has revised down the supply surplus forecast to 1 million tons, mainly due to reduced production in Brazil and India [8]. - Brazil's sugar production is expected to remain at a high level. Although there are some changes in production factors, the overall output is still considerable. For example, the 2025/26 production is expected to be 45.02 million tons [9]. - In Thailand, the new sugar season is expected to see a slight increase in production, with an expected increase in exports [24]. - In India, the 2025/26 sugar season has started. The expected net sugar production is 30.95 million tons, and the government has approved the export of 1.5 million tons of sugar [33]. - Domestic Market Conditions - Domestic sugar mills are gradually starting operations. In Yunnan, 4 sugar mills have started operations as of now, and more are expected to start soon. In Guangxi, the number of operating sugar mills is also increasing [37]. - Import profits are relatively high, and in October, the import volume increased significantly. From January to October 2025, the total import volume of sugar was 3.9054 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 13.8% [45]. Chapter 3: Weekly Data Tracking - Brazil - By October 31, 2025, in the 2025/2026 season, the cumulative sugar production in central - southern Brazil reached 38.085 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 1.63% [14]. - In the first two weeks of November, Brazil exported 1.5582 million tons of sugar, with an average daily export volume of 155,800 tons, a 13% decrease compared to November last year [20]. - Thailand - In the 24/25 season, sugar production was 10.05 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 1.28 million tons. From January to September 2025, exports were 4.8685 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 1.32 million tons [24]. - India - As of November 19, 2025, 147 sugar mills in Maharashtra had started operations, and they had crushed 11.727 million tons of sugarcane, producing 868,100 tons of sugar [33]. - China - In October 2025, China imported 750,000 tons of sugar, a year - on - year increase of 213,200 tons. From January to October, the total import volume of syrup and premixes was 1 million tons, a year - on - year decrease of 963,600 tons [45].