Report Summary 1. Industry Investment Rating No industry investment rating is provided in the report. 2. Core Viewpoints - Market sentiment for expected production increases in India and Thailand's 25/26 sugar seasons is high, suppressing sugar prices. Brazil's overall sugarcane pressing situation is poor due to low precipitation, leading to a lower ATR value and an increased sugar - ethanol ratio. China's out - of - quota sugar import window has been fluctuating, resulting in a significant increase in July's import volume and an expected high volume in August [4]. - There are both positive and negative factors affecting the sugar market. Positive factors include strong domestic sugar sales in some regions, sufficient end - of - season sugar inventory in India for domestic consumption, suspension of imports of Thai syrup and premixed powder, poor production in Brazil's 25/26 season, and potential increased demand from the return of sugar - containing beverages in the US. Negative factors include increased sugar production in some regions, expected production growth in Brazil and Thailand, early monsoons in India, large import volumes in July and expected high volumes in August, and poor sales in some regions in July [5][8]. 3. Directory Summaries 3.1 Price Forecast and Risk Management - **Price Forecast**: The monthly price range for sugar is predicted to be between 5600 - 6000, with a current 20 - day rolling volatility of 4.40% and a 3 - year historical percentile of 2.2% [3]. - **Risk Management Strategies**: - **Inventory Management**: For enterprises with high finished - product inventory worried about price drops, they can short Zhengzhou sugar futures (SR2509) at 5800 - 5850 with a 50% hedging ratio and sell call options (SR511C5800) at 30 - 40 with a 25% hedging ratio [3]. - **Procurement Management**: For enterprises with low regular inventory and aiming to purchase based on orders, they can buy Zhengzhou sugar futures (SR2509) at 5650 - 5700 with a 50% hedging ratio and sell put options (SR511P5500) at 20 - 30 with a 75% hedging ratio [3]. 3.2 Core Contradictions - Market expectations of increased production in India and Thailand's 25/26 seasons suppress sugar prices. Brazil's poor pressing situation due to low precipitation leads to low ATR values, and China's fluctuating import window causes large import volumes [4]. 3.3利多解读 (Positive Factors) - As of the end of July, sugar sales in Guangxi and Yunnan increased year - on - year, with higher sales rates and lower industrial inventory in some cases. India's 2024/25 end - of - season sugar inventory is sufficient for domestic consumption from October to November 2025. China has suspended imports of Thai syrup and premixed powder. Brazil's 25/26 season production is poor, and there are potential demand increases from the return of sugar - containing beverages in the US [5][6][8]. 3.4利空解读 (Negative Factors) - In the 2024/25 season, sugar production increased in some regions. Analysts expect production growth in Brazil's 25/26 season and Thailand's 24/25 season. India's early monsoons may lead to a production recovery. July's import volume is large, and sales in some regions in July were poor [8][9]. 3.5 Price Data - **Base Price Changes**: On August 21, 2025, the base prices of sugar in different regions and contracts showed various daily and weekly changes [10]. - **Futures Prices and Spreads**: On August 22, 2025, the closing prices of sugar futures contracts had different daily and weekly changes, and there were also changes in the spreads between different contracts [11]. - **Spot Prices and Regional Spreads**: On August 22, 2025, sugar spot prices in different regions and the regional price spreads had specific daily and weekly changes [12]. - **Sugar Import Price Changes**: On August 22, 2025, the quota - in and quota - out import prices of Brazilian and Thai sugar had daily and weekly changes, as well as the price spreads compared to domestic prices [13].

Report Summary 1. Industry Investment Rating No industry investment rating is provided in the report. 2. Core View The market has high expectations for increased sugar production in the 25/26 sugar - cane crushing season in India and Thailand, which suppresses sugar prices. Brazil's overall production progress was lower than the historical average, causing concerns about potential production cuts. However, data in early July showed an acceleration in production and a significant increase in the sugar - making ratio. In the domestic market, the opening of the profit window for out - of - quota imports led to a rapid decline in futures prices to close this window [4]. 3. Summaries by Relevant Content 3.1 Price Forecast and Risk Management Strategies - **Price Forecast**: The predicted monthly price range for sugar is 5600 - 6000, with a current 20 - day rolling volatility of 4.40% and a 3 - year historical percentile of 2.2% [3]. - **Risk Management Strategies**: - **Inventory Management**: For enterprises with high finished - product inventories worried about price drops, they can short Zhengzhou sugar futures (SR2509) at 5800 - 5850 with a 50% hedging ratio and sell call options (SR509C5800) at 15 - 20 with a 50% hedging ratio [3]. - **Procurement Management**: For enterprises with low procurement inventories aiming to lock in procurement costs, they can buy Zhengzhou sugar futures (SR2509) at 5650 - 5700 with a 50% hedging ratio and sell put options (SR509P5700) at 20 - 30 with a 75% hedging ratio [3]. 3.2 Core Contradictions - The high expectation of increased production in India and Thailand in the 25/26 season suppresses sugar prices, while concerns about Brazil's production cuts cause price fluctuations. The opening of the domestic out - of - quota import profit window leads to a decline in futures prices [4]. 3.3利多解读 (Positive Factors) - As of the end of June, Guangxi's cumulative sugar sales reached 514.06 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 61.44 million tons, with a sales - to - production ratio of 79.51%, up 6.29 percentage points year - on - year. Industrial inventory was 132.44 million tons, a year - on - year decrease of 33.08 million tons [5]. - India's NFCSF predicts that the ending sugar inventory in the 2024/25 season will be between 4.8 - 5 million tons, sufficient for domestic consumption from October to November 2025 [5]. - China has suspended imports of Thai syrup and premixed powder [5]. - From the beginning of the 2025/26 season to mid - July, Brazil's central - southern region had a cumulative cane crushing volume of 256.14 million tons, a year - on - year decrease of 9.61%; sugar production was 15.655 million tons, a year - on - year decrease of 9.22% [5]. - In June, the import of syrup and premixed powder was 115,500 tons, a year - on - year decrease of 103,500 tons [7]. - Brazil has increased the mandatory blending ratio of ethanol in gasoline from 27% to 30% and biodiesel in diesel from 14% to 15% [7]. - Coca - Cola plans to re - use sugar as a beverage additive in the US, and PepsiCo may follow suit if there is market demand [8]. 3.4利空解读 (Negative Factors) - In the 2024/25 season, Guangxi's cumulative cane crushing volume was 48.5954 million tons, a year - on - year decrease of 2.5847 million tons, but sugar production was 6.465 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 283,600 tons [8]. - Analysis firm JOB predicts a 5% increase in Brazil's sugar production to 46 million tons in the 25/26 season [8]. - Thailand's sugar production in the 24/25 season is expected to reach 10.39 million tons [8]. - India's monsoon arrived 3 - 4 days earlier than usual, and it is expected that the 25/26 season will see a strong recovery in sugar production, reaching about 35 million tons [8]. - In June, sugar imports were 424,600 tons, a year - on - year increase of 397,000 tons, and the out - of - quota import profit window is open [9]. - In the first half of July, Brazil's central - southern region had a cane crushing volume of 49.823 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 14.77%; sugar production was 3.406 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 15.07% [9]. 3.5 Market Data - **Basis and Price Changes**: - On July 31, 2025, the basis between Nanning and SR01 was 395, with a daily increase of 11 and a weekly increase of 13; the basis between Kunming and SR01 was 260, with a daily increase of 11 and a weekly increase of 18 [10]. - On August 1, 2025, the closing price of SR01 was 5620, with a daily decline of 0.62% and a weekly decline of 1.51% [10]. - **Spot Prices and Regional Spreads**: - On July 29, 2025, the spot price in Nanning was 6050, with no daily or weekly change; the price in Kunming was 5915, with a weekly decrease of 5 [11]. - **Import Price Changes**: - On August 1, 2025, the in - quota import price from Brazil was 4494, with a daily increase of 36 and a weekly increase of 12; the out - of - quota price was 5710, with a daily increase of 48 and a weekly increase of 17 [12].

Core Viewpoint - The domestic sugar market is experiencing fluctuations due to changes in production, import volumes, and international market conditions, with a potential rebound in the second half of 2025 depending on import dynamics and global supply factors [1][35]. Domestic Market Situation - Sugar production for the 2024/2025 season reached 11.1621 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 12.03% [4]. - Cumulative sugar sales amounted to 8.1138 million tons, up 23.07% year-on-year [4]. - The sugar sales rate in Guangxi was 71.85%, an increase of 5.39 percentage points compared to the previous year [4]. - The sugar import volume in May 2025 was 350,000 tons, a significant increase of 33,000 tons year-on-year [7]. - Industrial sugar inventory as of May 2025 was 3.0483 million tons, a decrease of 32.21% year-on-year, indicating lower sales pressure for sugar factories [12]. International Market Situation - Global sugar production is projected to increase from 180.75 million tons in 2024/2025 to 189.31 million tons in 2025/2026, a growth of 4.73% [26]. - The USDA forecasts a total global sugar demand of 177.92 million tons for 2025/2026, up 1.4% from the previous year [26]. - Brazil's sugar production is expected to be affected by adverse weather conditions, with a significant decrease in sugar output anticipated [28]. - India's sugar production is expected to recover significantly, with estimates ranging from 31.6 million to 35 million tons for the 2025/2026 season [31]. Summary of Market Dynamics - The overall supply-demand balance in the domestic market appears loose, with projected sugar production of 11.16 million tons and imports of 5 million tons against a consumption of 15.8 million tons [35]. - The import pace in the second half of the year will be crucial for determining sugar price trends, with expectations of reaching 2.4 million tons from June to September [35].

Core Viewpoint - Brazil's sugar production is lagging, but the sugar-ethanol ratio is high, leading to strong expectations of decreased production for the new season in the overseas market [1] Group 1: Brazil's Sugar Production - As of the end of May, Brazil's Central-South region has processed 76.71 million tons of sugarcane, a decrease of 20.24% year-on-year, with a total sugar production of 3.989 million tons, down 22.68% year-on-year [1] - The sugar-ethanol ratio in Brazil is high, with the mandatory blending ratio of ethanol in gasoline increased from 27% to 30% [1] - For the 2024/25 season, Brazil's sugar production is expected to increase by 5% to 46 million tons [1] Group 2: Global Sugar Market Dynamics - The Indian National Cooperative Sugar Factories Federation predicts that India's sugar ending stock for the 2024/25 season will be between 4.8 to 5 million tons, sufficient to meet domestic consumption needs in October-November 2025, despite a decline in current production [1] - Thailand's sugar production for the 2024/25 season is expected to rise to 10.39 million tons [1] - The early arrival of monsoon rains in India is anticipated to lead to a strong recovery in sugar production for the 2025/26 season, reaching around 35 million tons [1] Group 3: Domestic Market Conditions - As of the end of May, Guangxi has sold 4.6453 million tons of sugar, an increase of 537,100 tons year-on-year, with a sales-to-production ratio of 71.85%, up 5.39 percentage points year-on-year [1] - The domestic market has opened a profit window for sugar imports outside of quotas, although the rebound in prices is limited [1] - In May, sugar imports totaled 350,000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 33.31% [1]