Panic caused port prices to fall sharply, and the bottom is about to appear
Coal prices in ports and producing areas fell. As of December 31, wind data showed that the market price of q5500 thermal coal in Qinhuangdao port closed at 788 yuan / ton, down 114 yuan / ton on a weekly basis. Shanxi Datong q5500 closed at 680 yuan / ton, down 100 yuan / ton on a weekly basis, Shaanxi Yulin q5800 index closed at 802 yuan / ton, down 90 yuan / ton from last week, and Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia Eerduosi Resources Co.Ltd(600295) q5500 closed at 635 yuan / ton, down 72 yuan / ton from last week.
Inventories at key ports fell slightly. In terms of ports, according to wind data, on December 31, the inventory of key ports (SDIC Jingtang Port, Qinhuangdao port and Caofeidian port) was 10.94 million tons, down 358000 tons on a weekly basis. According to Inner Mongolia Eerduosi Resources Co.Ltd(600295) coal network, on December 23, the inventory of national key power plants was 109.49 million tons, an increase of 540000 tons compared with December 9, and the available days were 20.7 days, a month on month decrease of 1 day.
The bottom of power coal is expected to appear. According to the coal resources network, this week, the price of purchased coal of large groups was lowered again, the price of mines in the main producing area was adjusted, and the panic selling of traders increased. It is expected that the supply guarantee task will end after new year’s day, and the mine production will return to normal. However, the inventory of power plants is at a high level, and the daily consumption is lower than expected. The purchase slows down, and it is expected that there will be continuous destocking in the future. According to the notice on coal production and supply in January 2022 issued by the national development and Reform Commission, the long-term cooperative price in January 2022 is still temporarily implemented according to the price in December 2021, that is, the price of q5500 thermal coal is 725 yuan / ton. We believe that the bottom of the market coal price is expected to be near the long-term cooperative price, and the downward space of the price is limited.
Coke prices in ports and producing areas rose steadily this week. According to wind data, as of December 31, the on-site price of Tangshan secondary metallurgical coke closed at 2660 yuan / ton, up 100 yuan / ton on a weekly basis; The market price of Linfen secondary metallurgical coke closed at 2380 yuan / ton, unchanged on a week-on-week basis. In the port, the price of Tianjin Port Co.Ltd(600717) primary metallurgical coke was 2810 yuan / ton, unchanged on a week-on-week basis.
Coke price is expected to be strong. According to the coal resources network, with the rise of raw coal price, the production cost of coke enterprises increases, and some coke enterprises even suffer losses. The superposition of environmental protection inspection is frequent, the operating rate of coke enterprises is affected, and the coke supply may be reduced. In terms of demand, the downstream steel mills have a good demand for coke, some steel mills prepare the warehouse in advance, and the expectation of resumption of production of steel mills in the near future is enhanced, resulting in an increase in coke procurement. On the whole, the downstream demand has improved, the purchasing enthusiasm has increased, the coke enterprises are optimistic about the coke price, and the rebound of coal price has certain support for the rise of coke price. It is expected that the coke market may operate stably and strongly in the short term.
The price of coking coal in the port was stable and the price of origin rebounded. According to wind data, as of December 31, the price of main coking coal in Jingtang Port was 2450 yuan / ton, unchanged on a weekly basis. As of December 31, the price of hard coking coal in Fengjing mine in Australia was US $347 / ton, up US $7 / ton on a weekly basis. In terms of origin, according to the coal resources network, this week, CCI Shanxi’s low sulfur weekly ratio increased by 38 yuan / ton, Shanxi’s high sulfur weekly ratio increased by 11 yuan / ton, Lingshi fat coal weekly ratio increased by 300 yuan / ton, and Changzhi injection coal increased by 30 yuan / ton.
Coking coal supply has shrunk, and the price is expected to be stable and stronger. According to the coal resources network, in terms of supply, the safety and environmental protection inspection of coal mines will be more and more strict at the end of the year, affecting the coal mine output to decline to varying degrees. Downstream, some steel mills accepted the first round of increase in coke price, the coke market sentiment improved slightly, and the raw coal storage in the plant of coke steel enterprises was low, and there was a demand for replenishment of raw coal. Overall, the coking coal market is expected to rise steadily in the short term.
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