Links to previous press releases are below.
Japan April Iron Ore Imports by Source
Japan Imported 10.5 Mt of iron ore in April, with 6.6 Mt imported from Australia and 2.2 Mt imported from Brazil, official preliminary trade data for April showed.
Imports from Australia were...
Read MoreNigeria’s crude exports to Asia reach one-year high
Nigeria’s crude oil exports to Asia increased by 175K b/d m-o-m to a one-year high of 612K b/d in April, supported by loadings to Indonesia which rose by 64K b/d m-o-m to 95K b/d, the highest level...
Read MoreIGC Revises Brazil Export Forecast
The International Grains Council (IGC) has revised downward its expectations for Brazilian corn exports in the July-June 2021/22 trade year by 4.9 Mt to a three-year low of 32.1 Mt owing to a poorer...
Read MoreWeekly US Grain Exports
Core US grain exports (soyabeans, corn and wheat) reached 2.7 Mt in the week ending May 20, down 0.4 Mt week-on-week but 0.7 Mt higher than volumes exported in the same week last year, data from the...
Read MoreUS Steel Imports
The US imported 2.4 Mt in April, down slightly year-on-year but still the highest monthly volume since July 2020, official data showed.
In terms of origins, the sharpest annual fall was for...
Read MoreUS, Europe HRB Prices Rise
Hot rolled band (HRB) steel prices in the US and Western Europe continued to reach new record highs in contrast to falling values in China, the latest SteelBenchmarker from Steel Dynamics showed.
At...
Read MoreChina Coking Coal Imports by Source
In April, China imported 3.5 Mt of coking coal versus 6.3 Mt a year earlier amid a continued absence of Australian volumes, IHS data show. In April 2020, China imported 4.5 Mt of coking coal from Australia.
However,...
Read MoreChina April Steam Coal Imports by Source
In April, China imported 18.3 Mt of steam coal (including lignite) versus 24.7 Mt a year earlier, data from IHS show. Indonesia was the largest supplier in the month with volumes coming in at 11.5 Mt...
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