The tenth largest importer of Iron ore, Turkey’s imports have witnessed a considerable decrease of 37% M-o-M to 0.75 MnT iron ore as it was 1.19 MnT in Mar’17. Turkey iron ore imports were down Y-o-Y as well by 4% as it was at 0.78 MnT in Apr’16.
In the first four months of 2017, the country imported 3.94 MnT iron ore, up 11.63% as it was 3.53 MnT in the same period last year.
The non-agglomerated iron ore (lumps and fines) import in Apr’17 was registered at 0.52 MnT, down M-o-M 11.92%. On the same lines, the agglomerated ore (pellets and concentrates) import was registered at 0.22 MnT, down by both 61.5% M-o-M and 49% Y-o-Y.
Country’s iron ore imports were majorly from Brazil 0.42 MnT, Sweden 0.16 MnT, South Africa 0.09 MnT & Ukraine 0.08 MnT.
Country-wise Turkey iron ore imports in Apr’17
|
Country |
Apr’17 | Mar’17 | % Change | Jan-Apr’17 | Jan-Apr’16 |
% Change |
| Brazil | 0.42 | 0.34 | 22.08 | 1.19 | 1.82 | (34.52) |
| Sweden | 0.16 | 0.16 | 1.25 | 0.49 | 0.50 | (2.37) |
| South Africa | 0.09 | 0.24 | (61.39) | 0.40 | 0.17 | 143.30 |
| Ukraine | 0.08 | 0.08 | 2.29 | 0.36 | 0.27 | 34.91 |
| Grand Total | 0.75 | 1.19 | (36.9) | 3.94 | 3.53 | 11.6 |
Quantity in MnT
Source: Turkey Customs
Provisional Data
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