Report Industry Investment Rating - The report does not provide an overall industry investment rating. However, for the urea trading strategy, it suggests a unilateral strategy of a range - bound and bullish trend, a cross - period strategy of waiting and seeing, and no cross - variety strategy [3] Core Viewpoints - The trading atmosphere of urea has improved, with spot prices rising, but new orders may slow down. In the medium and long term, urea supply and demand remain relatively loose due to the release of new production capacity. The export expectation at the end of the year has improved, which is expected to support the spot market. Attention should be paid to the domestic spot procurement sentiment and rhythm [2] Summary by Directory 1. Urea Basis Structure - On December 1, 2025, the closing price of the urea main contract was 1675 yuan/ton (-2). The ex - factory price of small - granular urea in Henan was 1680 yuan/ton (0), in Shandong was 1690 yuan/ton (+20), and in Jiangsu was 1680 yuan/ton (+20). The basis in Shandong was 15 yuan/ton (+22), in Henan was 5 yuan/ton (+22), and in Jiangsu was 5 yuan/ton (+22) [1] 2. Urea Production - As of December 1, 2025, the enterprise capacity utilization rate was 83.71% (0.08%). The total inventory of sample enterprises was 136.39 million tons (-7.33), and the port sample inventory was 10.00 million tons (+0.00) [1] 3. Urea Production Profit and Operating Rate - On December 1, 2025, the urea production profit was 160 yuan/ton (+20). The operating rate of compound fertilizer was 37.06% (+2.45%), and the operating rate of melamine was 60.80% (-1.40%) [1] 4. Urea FOB Price and Export Profit - The export profit was 952 yuan/ton (-40). In October, 1.2 million tons of urea were exported, and the cumulative export this year exceeded 4 million tons. Urea producers have obtained a fourth - batch export quota of 600,000 tons, which improves the year - end export expectation [1][2] 5. Urea Downstream Operating Rate and Orders - As of December 1, 2025, the pre - received order days of urea enterprises were 6.65 days (-0.47) [1] 6. Urea Inventory and Warehouse Receipts - As of December 1, 2025, the total inventory of sample enterprises was 136.39 million tons (-7.33), and the port sample inventory was 10.00 million tons (+0.00). The domestic high - inventory area is Inner Mongolia, and inventory in Inner Mongolia has decreased [1][2]

Report Industry Investment Rating - Unilateral: Neutral; Inter - period: After the export window period, conduct a reverse spread on UR01 - 05 at high levels; Inter - variety: None [3] Core Viewpoints - The domestic urea spot market manufacturers reduce prices to attract orders. After the spot price breaks through the previous low, the trading volume improves. The spot price fluctuates weakly. Attention should be paid to the order - receiving sentiment before the holiday. The domestic demand is weak, and the inventory in urea factories continues to accumulate. The medium - and long - term supply - demand of urea remains relatively loose. The export side still has a significant impact on the sentiment of urea prices. Attention should be paid to the resonance period of the increase in export speed and the improvement of domestic demand on a month - on - month basis [2] Summary by Relevant Catalogs Urea Basis Structure - Relevant figures include the market price of small - sized urea in Shandong and Henan, Shandong and Henan main - continuous basis, urea main continuous contract price, 1 - 5 spread, 5 - 9 spread, and 9 - 1 spread [7][8][14] Urea Production - Relevant figures are the weekly urea production and the loss of urea plant maintenance [19][22] Urea Production Profit and Operating Rate - Relevant figures cover production cost, spot production profit, on - disk production profit, national capacity utilization rate, coal - based capacity utilization rate, and gas - based capacity utilization rate [23][24][26] Urea Overseas Price and Export Profit - Relevant figures include FOB price of small - sized urea in the Baltic Sea, CFR price of large - sized urea in Southeast Asia, FOB and CFR prices of small - and large - sized urea in China, the difference between overseas and Chinese FOB prices, urea export profit, and on - disk export profit [29][32][35] Urea Downstream Operation and Orders - Relevant figures are the operating rates of compound fertilizer and melamine, and the number of days of pending orders [51][46] Urea Inventory and Warehouse Receipts - Relevant figures include upstream in - factory inventory, port inventory, raw material inventory days of downstream urea manufacturers in Hebei, futures warehouse receipts, main contract positions, and main contract trading volume [49][52][55]

1. Report Industry Investment Rating - No relevant content provided 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The short - term probability of an increase in urea production is high due to few short - term maintenance plans and some device restarts, despite a recent slight decrease in daily output caused by new device maintenance. [3] - Domestic agricultural demand is advancing slowly with limited rigid demand, and the autumn fertilizer production stage has begun. The compound fertilizer enterprise operating rate is rising steadily but slowly, and the melamine operating rate has rebounded but may be restricted by weak downstream demand. [3] - Some urea enterprise inventories are decreasing rapidly, and the overall inventory is mainly decreasing, though still much higher than the same period in previous years. The overall inventory reduction speed may weaken as previous export orders enter the later stage, but export expectations still support the price. [3] - It is recommended to trade the UR2509 contract in the range of 1750 - 1830 yuan/ton in the short term. [3] 3. Summary According to Related Catalogs 3.1 Futures Market - The closing price of the Zhengzhou urea main contract is 1812 yuan/ton, up 67 yuan; the 9 - 1 spread is 32 yuan/ton, up 7 yuan. [3] - The position of the Zhengzhou urea main contract is 195,949 lots, up 7,222 lots; the net position of the top 20 is - 28,247 lots, down 605 lots. [3] - The exchange warehouse receipts of Zhengzhou urea are 2,523 lots, with no change. [3] 3.2 Spot Market - The spot prices in Hebei, Henan, Jiangsu, Shandong, and Anhui are 1770, 1810, 1810, 1830, and 1820 yuan/ton respectively, all with varying increases. [3] - The FOB prices in the Baltic Sea and China's main port are 437.5 and 435 US dollars/ton respectively, up 10 and 25 US dollars. [3] - The basis of the Zhengzhou urea main contract is 18 yuan/ton, down 47 yuan. [3] 3.3 Industry Situation - The port inventory is 54.1 tons, up 5.2 tons week - on - week; the enterprise inventory is 89.55 tons, down 7.22 tons week - on - week. [3] - The urea enterprise operating rate is 84.46%, down 0.8%; the daily urea output is 195,500 tons, down 1,900 tons. [3] - The urea export volume is 0, with no change; the monthly urea output is 6,031,340 tons, down 261,890 tons. [3] 3.4 Downstream Situation - The compound fertilizer operating rate is 32.55%, up 2.72%; the melamine operating rate is 64.24%, up 1.68%. [3] - The weekly profit of compound fertilizer in China is 91 yuan/ton, down 43 yuan; the weekly profit of melamine with externally purchased urea is - 490 yuan/ton, up 156 yuan. [3] - The monthly output of compound fertilizer is 416.82 tons, down 64.08 tons; the weekly output of melamine is 31,900 tons, up 900 tons. [3] 3.5 Industry News - As of July 16, the total inventory of Chinese urea enterprises was 89.55 tons, a week - on - week decrease of 7.22 tons or 7.46%. [3] - As of July 17, the sample inventory of Chinese urea ports was 54.1 tons, a week - on - week increase of 5.2 tons or 10.63%. [3] - As of July 17, China's urea output was 136.87 tons, a week - on - week decrease of 1.31 tons or 0.95%, and the average daily output was 19.55 tons, a decrease of 0.19 tons. The capacity utilization rate was 84.46%, down 0.80%. [3] 3.6 Suggestions - Pay attention to Longzhong's enterprise inventory, port inventory, daily output, and operating rate on Thursday. [3]