Port Hedland Iron Ore Exports in July

Iron Ore

A slowdown in shipments to China, which dropped to a four-month low of 32.0 Mt, contributed to a 0.8 Mt annual decline in iron ore exports from Port Hedland in July, to 37.9 Mt, port authority data show. Nevertheless, strong growth earlier in the year meant exports to all destinations in January-July were still up by 14.9 Mt on the same period in 2016 at 282.4 Mt.