尿素周报：期价高位震荡-20260119

Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating No investment rating information is provided in the report. 2. Core Viewpoints - The downstream procurement and fertilizer preparation cannot keep up with the continuous upward movement of the futures market. The spot market drags down the futures price. Although the snow and rain weather affects the fertilizer preparation process in North China, the approaching spring plowing limits the downward adjustment of the futures price. It is recommended to go long on dips [2]. - Currently, the supply and demand of urea are both strong, and the overall trend of urea is expected to be bullish [7]. 3. Summary by Directory 3.1. Spot Market Dynamics - The market trading atmosphere has weakened. Factories are mainly fulfilling previous orders, and some factories have started to reduce prices to attract orders after digesting their orders. The ex - factory prices of small - particle urea from factories in Shandong, Henan, and Hebei range from 1690 to 1730 yuan/ton [2][4][5]. 3.2. Futures Dynamics - Last week, the urea futures market had fluctuations. As of January 19, the main May contract of urea closed at 1772 yuan/ton, down 4 yuan/ton from the settlement price on January 12. The weekly trading volume was 1461.39 million tons, a week - on - week decrease of 8.04 million tons, and the open interest was 759.64 million tons, a week - on - week increase of 26.73 million tons [7]. - Since mid - December, due to off - season storage, exports, and gas - head production cuts, the futures price has continuously risen. After reaching a high of 1820 yuan/ton last Thursday, it is in a technical correction. The basis has strengthened, and as of January 19, the 05 - contract basis was - 22 yuan/ton, a weekly increase of 21 yuan/ton. The number of urea warehouse receipts was 13,355, a week - on - week increase of 155 [7][9]. 3.3. Urea Supply End - Last week, the weekly urea production increased. From January 8 to January 14, the weekly urea production was 1.4051 billion tons, an increase of 33.5 million tons from the previous period, a week - on - week increase of 2.44%. The average daily production was 200,700 tons. Coal - based production increased by 1.66%, and gas - based production increased by 7.96%. Small - particle production increased by 3.59%, and large - particle production decreased by 1.87%. It is expected that 3 - 5 enterprises will resume production in the next cycle. As of January 19, the national daily urea production was 202,800 tons, an increase of 37,000 tons from the previous day, and the operating rate was 83.57% [14]. - In the raw material market, the cold air in the northern region is expected to increase coal consumption, strengthening cost support. As of January 12, the price of Qinhuangdao thermal coal Q5500 was 704 yuan/ton, a weekly increase of 2 yuan/ton; the price of washed small anthracite in Jincheng was 900 yuan/ton, a weekly increase of 10 yuan/ton. The price of domestic liquefied natural gas increased by 5.18% week - on - week. The price of synthetic ammonia increased, and the price of methanol remained flat [16][17]. 3.4. Urea Demand End - As of January 19, the price of 45% sulfur - based compound fertilizer was 3200 yuan/ton, unchanged week - on - week. The cost of compound fertilizer is strongly supported. The operating rate and finished - product inventory of compound fertilizer factories have increased simultaneously, but the actual downstream purchases are small. It is expected that the pre - holiday operating load will have limited growth, and most factories produce based on sales. As of January 16, the operating rate of compound fertilizer factories was 40.08%, a month - on - month increase of 2.91% and a year - on - year increase of 1.16% [20]. - From January 10 to January 16, the average weekly capacity utilization rate of melamine in China was 62.18%, an increase of 7.83 percentage points from the previous period and 3.95 percentage points higher than the same period last year. It is expected that the melamine operating rate will continue to rise [20]. - As of January 16, 2025, the total inventory of Chinese urea enterprises was 986,100 tons, a decrease of 36,100 tons from the previous week, a week - on - week decrease of 3.53% and 643,400 tons lower than the same period last year. The port sample inventory was 129,000 tons, a decrease of 6,000 tons from the previous week. It is expected that the inventory will continue to decline [21]. 3.5. International Market - International urea prices continue to rise due to the Iran geopolitical conflict. The market is skeptical about the resumption of plant production, and China is expected not to over - open exports under the background of ensuring supply and stabilizing prices in the first quarter. As the global urea demand period approaches, international urea prices are bullish [23]. - As of January 19, the FOB prices of small - particle and large - particle urea in different regions have increased to varying degrees, with some prices remaining unchanged [23][25].