Chinese Iron Ore Imports April Breakdown

Iron Ore

Of the 82.2 Mt of iron ore China imported in April 50.0 Mt was from Australia, down by 1.3 Mt year-on-year and a six-month low, customs data show. At 16.5 Mt imports from Brazil were also down on last month, but still up slightly year-on-year. By contrast, Chinese imports of Indian iron ore saw further strong growth in April, climbing to a near five-year high of 3.9 Mt, up by 2.6 Mt on the year-ago level.