Core Insights - The article discusses the ongoing weather disturbances affecting international agricultural futures, leading to mixed price movements in the market [1] Group 1: Market Analysis - International agricultural futures are experiencing fluctuations due to persistent weather disturbances [1] - Important support and resistance levels for the market are highlighted, indicating critical points for future price movements [1]

Core Viewpoint - The domestic agricultural futures market on May 16 showed mixed performance among various agricultural products, with notable price movements in live pigs, apples, red dates, and eggs [1] Price Movements - The main live pig futures fell by 1.12%, closing at 13,700.00 CNY/ton [1] - Apple futures increased by 0.96%, closing at 7,811.00 CNY/ton [1] - Red date futures decreased by 0.38%, closing at 9,125.00 CNY/ton [1] - Egg futures also fell by 0.38%, closing at 2,891.00 CNY/500 kg [1] Opening and Closing Prices - Egg opening price was 2,886.00 CNY, previous close was 2,885.00 CNY, and last settlement was 2,902.00 CNY [1] - Live pig opening price was 13,780.00 CNY, previous close was 13,780.00 CNY, and last settlement was 13,855.00 CNY [1] - Red date opening price was 9,115.00 CNY, previous close was 9,145.00 CNY, and last settlement was 9,160.00 CNY [1] - Apple opening price was 7,726.00 CNY, previous close was 7,730.00 CNY, and last settlement was 7,737.00 CNY [1] Basis Data - As of May 15, there was a "backwardation" phenomenon in the contracts for apples, red dates, eggs, and live pigs, indicating that spot prices were higher than futures prices [1] - For apples, the spot price was 9,100 CNY, futures price was 7,730 CNY, with a basis of 1,370 CNY and a basis rate of 15.05% [1] - For red dates, the spot price was 9,200 CNY, futures price was 9,145 CNY, with a basis of 55 CNY and a basis rate of 0.60% [1] - For eggs, the spot price was 3,375 CNY, futures price was 3,013 CNY, with a basis of 362 CNY and a basis rate of 10.73% [1] - For live pigs, the spot price was 14,680 CNY, futures price was 13,855 CNY, with a basis of 825 CNY and a basis rate of 5.62% [1]

Core Viewpoint - The agricultural futures market in China experienced a significant decline on April 29, with major products such as live pigs and red dates dropping over 1% in price [1] Price Movements - Live pig futures fell by 1.59%, settling at 13,935.00 CNY/ton [1] - Red date futures decreased by 1.37%, closing at 8,980.00 CNY/ton [1] - Apple futures saw a minor decline of 0.21%, ending at 7,947.00 CNY/ton [1] - Egg futures dropped by 0.17%, closing at 2,983.00 CNY/500 kg [1] Opening and Closing Prices - Egg opening price was 2,981.00 CNY, with a previous closing price of 2,988.00 CNY [1] - Live pig opened at 14,075.00 CNY, with a previous close of 14,160.00 CNY [1] - Red date opened at 9,035.00 CNY, with a previous close of 9,105.00 CNY [1] - Apple opened at 7,936.00 CNY, with a previous close of 7,964.00 CNY [1] Basis Data - The basis data as of April 28 indicates a "backwardation" phenomenon for apple, red date, egg, and live pig contracts [1] - Current spot prices for apples are 8,600 CNY, with futures at 7,910 CNY, resulting in a basis of 690 CNY and a basis rate of 8.02% [1] - Current spot prices for red dates are 9,200 CNY, with futures at 9,070 CNY, resulting in a basis of 130 CNY and a basis rate of 1.41% [1] - Current spot prices for eggs are 3,400 CNY, with futures at 2,988 CNY, resulting in a basis of 412 CNY and a basis rate of 12.12% [1] - Current spot prices for live pigs are 14,869 CNY, with futures at 14,160 CNY, resulting in a basis of 709 CNY and a basis rate of 4.77% [1]