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Iron ore price rockets as China imports hit highest in 16 months

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Update time : 2021-12-08 21:00:45

Iron ore price surged on Tuesday after customs data showed China’s iron ore imports rose 14.6% in November from a month earlier to hit their highest since July 2020.

The world’s biggest consumer of iron ore brought in 104.96 million tonnes last month, up from October’s imports of 91.61 million and were also up 6.9% from November 2020, data from the General Administration of Customs showed.

According to Fastmarkets MB, benchmark 62% Fe fines imported into Northern China were changing hands for $111.34 a tonne, up 8.8% from Monday’s closing.

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