In the first quarter, China imported 283 million tons of iron ore, an increase of 8%

According to the data released on Sunday by the General Administration of Customs, China’s imports of iron ore reached 181.5 million tons in the fist two months of 2021, up 2.8% from 176.6 million tons a year earlier.

The amount exceeded the previous record of 1.08 billion tons in 2017, said the General Administration of Customs.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics data, the national iron ore production in December 2020 was 77.201 million tons, 1.809 million tons more than last month, an increase of 2.4% month-on-month and an increase of 2.0% year-on-year; A total of 866.717...

China's iron ore imports increased by 9.5% in 2020 in comparison with 2019, China Customs data shows.

According to the latest data released by Brazilian customs, Brazil exported 342 million tons of iron ore in 2020, 9.4 million tons less than 2019, down 2.7%.

China's imports of major commodities including crude oil, iron ore and soybean climbed in the first eight months of the year.

Japan's iron ore import down 32.1% YoY in June.