建信期货鸡蛋日报-20251224

Group 1: General Information - Reported industry: Eggs [1] - Report date: December 24, 2025 [2] - Research team: Agricultural products research team including Yu Lanlan, Lin Zhenlei, Wang Haifeng, Hong Chenliang, and Liu Youran [4] Group 2: Market Review and Operation Suggestions Market Review - Today, the national egg price remained stable. The average price in the main producing areas was 2.97 yuan/jin, down 0.01 yuan/jin from yesterday; the average price in the main selling areas was 3.29 yuan/jin, also down 0.01 yuan/jin from yesterday. The 01 contract fell 1.01% [7] - The 2601 contract had a previous settlement price of 3058, opened at 3045, reached a high of 3045, a low of 3019, and closed at 3027, down 31 or -1.01%, with a trading volume of 18147 and an open interest of 42239, an increase of 4654. The 2602 contract had a previous settlement price of 2897, opened at 2885, reached a high of 2894, a low of 2873, and closed at 2876, down 21 or -0.72%, with a trading volume of 113934 and an open interest of 190357, an increase of 4038. The 2603 contract had a previous settlement price of 2951, opened at 2945, reached a high of 2954, a low of 2925, and closed at 2936, down 15 or -0.51%, with a trading volume of 66149 and an open interest of 178126, an increase of 1359 [7] Core View - In the first half of last week, the spot price of eggs stabilized at a low level and then rose slightly. The price increase areas were mainly concentrated in the two - lake powder egg area, while the red egg price remained stable. From the demand perspective, mid - to late December will gradually enter a small peak season with the expectation of double - holiday stocking. It is expected that the spot price will mainly fluctuate slightly, and neither a callback nor an increase will show a trend [8] - In the futures market, last week, the near - month contracts fluctuated at a low level, and the far - month contracts declined to some extent. Taking the 02 - 08 spread as an example, the current spot - peak season spread on the futures market reached more than 1300, the largest spread for the same period in the past 8 years, indicating that the market has been actively pricing in the expectation that the decline in next year's inventory will drive up the egg price. During the process of the expectation becoming a reality, there will be repeated twists and turns. Considering that the far - month contracts are currently fully priced, it is recommended that long - position investors wait for the far - month contracts to fully adjust before entering the market and adopt a rolling operation strategy. The near - month contracts lack topics. The 02 and 03 contracts are in the absolute off - season, and the positive impact of the inventory inflection point is relatively not obvious. However, for the price to go down, the spot price increase in the peak season of January needs to be lower than expected, and the time has not come. In the short term, there is insufficient driving force, and the contracts may fluctuate at a low level, waiting for the guidance of the spot price increase in January on the near - month contracts [8] Group 3: Industry News Inventory - As of the end of November 2025, the national monthly inventory of laying hens was about 1.352 billion, down 0.52% from the end of October (1.359 billion) and 1.368 billion at the end of September, ending the previous continuous growth. However, compared with 1.284 billion in the same period last year, the year - on - year increase still reached 5.3%, indicating significant pressure on the supply side [9] Replenishment - In November 2025, the monthly output of laying hen chicks of sample enterprises was about 39.55 million, slightly increasing from 39.15 million in October but significantly decreasing by 13.5% compared with 45.69 million in the same period in 2024. The total replenishment in the past 4 months (August to November 2025) was about 157.71 million, compared with about 180.11 million in the same period last year [9] Group 4: Data Overview Elimination Quantity - Recently, the trend of elimination quantity has decreased. According to Zhuochuang Information, in the three weeks up to December 18, the national culling volume of laying hens was 20.82 million, 19.84 million, and 19.67 million respectively, showing a continuous downward trend [17] Elimination Age - As of December 18, the average culling age of laying hens was 486 days, the same as last week and 6 days earlier than last month [17]