Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating No investment rating information is provided in the report. 2. Core View - This week (20250901 - 0905), the white sugar futures showed a weak trend, with continuous inflow of market funds and an increase in positions. The domestic white sugar price continued to be weak, and the weak operation of the external ICE raw sugar provided weak support for the white sugar futures price. The price of the main contract (SR601) of white sugar futures showed a unilateral downward trend along the 5 - day moving average [2]. 3. Summary by Directory 3.1 Futures Market - **Contract Market**: This week (20250901 - 0905), the main contract (SR601) of Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange's white sugar futures showed a unilateral downward trend. The opening price was 5600 yuan/ton, the highest price was 5624 yuan/ton, the lowest price was 5509 yuan/ton, and the closing price was 5523 yuan/ton, a decrease of 77 yuan/ton or 1.38% from last week. The trading volume was 928,164 lots, the position was 374,355 lots, and the weekly increase in positions was 16,584 lots [3]. - **Option Market**: This week, the total trading volume of the white sugar option variety was 316,073 lots, and the variety's position was 228,635 lots, a net increase of 35,289 lots compared to the previous period [5]. 3.2 Spot Market - **Spot Quotation**: As of this Friday, the spot quotation of white sugar in Nanning warehouses was 5,880 yuan/ton. The white sugar spot price showed a volatile and weak trend throughout the week, breaking through the previous low [9]. - **Registered Warehouse Receipts**: As of this Friday, the total number of registered warehouse receipts for white sugar futures was 12,476, compared with 13,916 last Friday, a decrease of 1,440 this week [10]. 3.3 Influencing Factors - **Industry News**: According to Wind data, this week, the opening price of the main contract of ICE raw sugar futures was 16.34 cents/pound, the highest price was 16.52 cents/pound, the lowest price was 15.51 cents/pound, and the closing price was 15.58 cents/pound, a decrease of 0.79 cents/pound or 4.83% from last week. The position was 324,300 lots, and the position decreased by 24,880 lots this week. The price of the main contract of ICE raw sugar futures is approaching the previous low, and the future price of ICE raw sugar may face a certain directional choice, which may bring some disturbing effects on the domestic white sugar futures price [13]. - **Basis Data**: As of this Friday, the white sugar basis was 453 yuan/ton, compared with 406 yuan/ton last Friday. The basis increased by 47 yuan/ton this week, showing a strengthening trend overall [15]. 3.4 Market Outlook - Currently, the spot price of white sugar in Nanning warehouses in China continues to operate in a volatile and weak manner, and the price of ICE white sugar futures is weak, approaching the previous low. On the futures market, the price of the main contract (SR601) of white sugar futures showed a weak operation this week. Technically, the 5 - day and 20 - day moving averages formed a death cross. In the short term, in the context of the weak trend of domestic and foreign white sugar prices, the price of the main contract (SR601) of white sugar futures may continue to show a volatile and weak trend [18].