白糖市场周报-20260109

Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating No information provided. 2. Core Viewpoints - This week, the price of Zhengzhou Sugar 2605 contract rose with a weekly increase of about 0.70%. The overall data of the domestic sugar market is slightly bearish, but the market's expectation of a decline in Brazil's export prospects supports the sugar market. In the short - term, sugar prices are expected to fluctuate [5]. - Future factors to watch include the domestic new sugar crushing situation and demand [6]. 3. Summary by Directory 3.1 Week - on - Week Summary - Market Review: The price of Zhengzhou Sugar 2605 contract increased by about 0.70% this week [5]. - Market Outlook: As of January 7, 2026, in the 2025/26 crushing season in Thailand, the cumulative sugarcane crushing volume was 16.9782 million tons, a year - on - year decrease of 25.35%; sugar production was 1.5309 million tons, a year - on - year decrease of 27.03%. In December 2025 in China, Guangxi's monthly sugar production was 1.808 million tons, a year - on - year decrease of 431,000 tons, and monthly sugar sales were 795,400 tons, a year - on - year decrease of 551,800 tons. As of December 31, 2025, Yunnan's cumulative sugar production was 392,300 tons, higher than the same period of the previous crushing season, and cumulative sugar sales were 281,400 tons, slightly better than the same period last year [5]. 3.2 Futures and Spot Market - ICE US Sugar: The price of the US Sugar March contract rose this week, with a weekly increase of about 2.47%. As of December 30, 2025, the non - commercial net short position of raw sugar futures was 137,822 lots, a decrease of 11,719 lots from the previous week [12]. - International Raw Sugar Spot Price: This week, the international raw sugar spot price was 14.78 cents per pound, a decrease of 0.15 cents per pound from last week [16]. - Zhengzhou Sugar Futures: The price of Zhengzhou Sugar 2605 contract increased by about 0.70% this week. The top 20 net positions of Zhengzhou sugar futures were - 68,838 lots, and the number of Zhengzhou sugar warehouse receipts was 6,005 [19][25]. - Zhengzhou Sugar Contract Spread: The spread between the 5 - 9 contracts of Zhengzhou sugar futures was - 11 yuan/ton, and the spot - Zhengzhou sugar basis was + 102 yuan/ton [27]. - Spot Market: As of January 9, the price of new sugar in Liuzhou, Guangxi was 5,390 yuan/ton, and the price of sugar in Nanning was 5,370 yuan/ton [34]. - Imported Sugar Cost and Profit: This week, the estimated profit of Brazilian sugar within the quota was 1,361 yuan/ton, an increase of 117 yuan/ton from last week; the estimated profit outside the quota was 199 yuan/ton, an increase of 102 yuan/ton from last week. The estimated profit of Thai sugar within the quota was 1,228 yuan/ton, an increase of 74 yuan/ton from last week; the estimated profit outside the quota was 140 yuan/ton, an increase of 105 yuan/ton from last week [40]. 3.3 Industry Chain Situation - Supply Side - Domestic Sugar Production: No specific data on the cumulative value of domestic sugar production was provided in the text, only the data of Guangxi and Yunnan were mentioned [42]. - Industrial Inventory: No specific data on industrial inventory was provided [45]. - Imported Sugar Quantity: In November 2025, China's sugar imports were 440,000 tons, a year - on - year decrease of 23.08% and a month - on - month decrease of 310,000 tons. From January to November 2025, the cumulative sugar imports were 4.34 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 8.74% [49]. - Demand Side - Sugar Sales Rate: The sugar sales rate was average. In November 2025, China's monthly production of refined sugar was 1.303 million tons, a year - on - year decrease of 3.8%, and the monthly production of soft drinks was 10.457 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 0.4% [57]. 3.4 Option and Stock - Related Markets - Option Market: Information on the implied volatility of at - the - money options of white sugar this week was presented, but no specific data was provided [58]. - Stock Market: Information on the price - earnings ratio of Nanning Sugar Industry was presented, but no specific data was provided [63].