Report Summary 1. Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the report 2. Core Viewpoints - The sugar market is expected to mainly experience range-bound oscillations [1] 3. Summary by Catalog 3.1 Fundamental Tracking - The raw sugar price is 16.52 cents per pound, with a year-on-year increase of 0.05 cents; the mainstream spot price is 5,940 yuan per ton, unchanged year-on-year; the futures main contract price is 5,540 yuan per ton, a year-on-year decrease of 16 yuan [1] - The 91 spread is 0 yuan per ton, a year-on-year increase of 26 yuan; the 15 spread is 23 yuan per ton, a year-on-year decrease of 9 yuan; the mainstream spot basis is 400 yuan per ton, a year-on-year increase of 16 yuan [1] 3.2 Macro and Industry News - High-frequency information reveals that India's monsoon precipitation has strengthened again, and Brazil's exports have declined, raising concerns about global consumption. Brazil exported 3.74 million tons in August, a 5% year-on-year decrease, and 3.59 million tons in July, also a 5% year-on-year decrease [1] - Conab has lowered the forecast for Brazil's sugar production in the 25/26 season to 44.5 million tons, down from the previous estimate of 45.9 million tons [1] - China imported 740,000 tons of sugar in July, an increase of 320,000 tons [1] 3.3 Domestic Market - CAOC predicts that China's sugar production in the 24/25 season will be 11.16 million tons, consumption will be 15.8 million tons, and imports will be 5 million tons. For the 25/26 season, production is expected to be 11.2 million tons, consumption 15.9 million tons, and imports 5 million tons [2] - As of the end of May in the 24/25 season, China produced 11.16 million tons of sugar, an increase of 1.2 million tons, and sold 8.11 million tons, an increase of 1.52 million tons. The cumulative sugar sales rate was 72.7% [2] - As of the end of July in the 24/25 season, China's cumulative sugar imports were 3.24 million tons, a decrease of 340,000 tons [2] - In the 25/26 season, the market anticipates a decline in the sugar yield rate and an increase in production costs in Guangxi [2] 3.4 International Market - ISO's initial forecast indicates a global sugar supply shortage of 230,000 tons in the 25/26 season and 4.88 million tons in the 24/25 season [3] - As of August 16 in the 25/26 season, the cumulative sugarcane crushing volume in Brazil's central-southern region decreased by 6.6 percentage points year-on-year, with cumulative sugar production at 22.89 million tons, a decrease of 1.12 million tons. The cumulative MIX was 52.51%, a year-on-year increase of 3.37 percentage points [3] - ISMA/NFCSF predicts that India's total sugar production in the 25/26 season will be 34.9 million tons, up from 29.5 million tons in the 24/25 season, an increase of 5.4 million tons [3] - Thailand's cumulative sugar production in the 24/25 season was 10.08 million tons, an increase of 1.27 million tons [3] 3.5 Trend Intensity - The trend intensity of sugar is 0, indicating a neutral outlook [4]