Australia is the world’s largest Iron ore exporter. According to the vessel line up data maintained with SteelMint, Australia’s iron ore export has decreased by 5% M-o-M to 71.43 MnT in Oct 17 compared to 74.80 MnT in Sep’17.
Country-wise Australia iron ore Export For Oct’17:
China recoded highest imports from Australia in Oct’17 with 84% share. However it showed a decline of 5% M-o-M to 59.88 MnT in Oct’17 as compared to Sept’17 which stood at 62.9 MnT. Japan stood the second highest importer of Australian iron ore with 8.4% share in Oct’17, up 5% M-o-M to 5.99 MnT as against 5.72 MnT in Sep’17, followed by Korea (4.35 MnT) and Taiwan(0.49 MnT).
Country-wise Exports Oct’17 Vs Sep’17
| Country | Oct-17 | % Share | Sep-17 | M-o-M (%) |
| China | 59.88 | 84% | 62.9 | -5% |
| Japan | 5.99 | 8% | 5.72 | 5% |
| Korea | 4.35 | 6% | 4.15 | 5% |
| Taiwan | 0.49 | 1% | 1.73 | -72% |
| Vietnam | 0.35 | 0% | 0 | 100% |
| Indonesia | 0.21 | 0% | 0.27 | -22% |
| India | 0.17 | 0% | 0 | 100% |
| Malaysia | 0 | 0% | 0.04 | -100% |
| Grand Total | 71.43 | 100% | 74.8 | -5% |
Qty in MnT
Source: SteelMint Stats, Provisional Data
Port-Wise Australia Export For Oct’17:
Headland was largest iron ore exporting port from Australia with 56% share .It was down 7% M-o-M to 40.28 MnT in Oct’17 against 43.38 MnT iron ore in Sep’17. Followed by Walcott with 24% share of iron ore export, up 2% M-o-M to 16.97 MnT in Oct’17 compared to 16.59 MnT in Sep’17.
Port-wise Export Oct-17 Vs Sept-17
| Port | Oct-17 | % Share | Sep-17 | % Share | M-o-M(%) |
| Headland | 40.28 | 56.4% | 43.38 | 58% | -7% |
| Walcott | 16.97 | 23.8% | 16.59 | 22% | 2% |
| Dampier | 12.43 | 17.4% | 12.84 | 17% | -3% |
| Geraldton | 0.96 | 1.34% | 0.96 | 1% | 0% |
| Esperance | 0.64 | 0.90% | 0.64 | 1% | 0% |
| Kwinana | 0.17 | 0.24% | 0.39 | 1% | -56% |
| Grand Total | 71.43 | 100% | 74.8 | 100% | -5% |
Qty in MnT
Source: SteelMint Stats, Provisional Data
Country-Wise Australia iron ore Export For Jan-Oct’17:
China recorded highest share of exports from Australia for the duration of Jan-Oct’17 with 82.54% share at 570.39 MnT, followed by Japan with 61.44 MnT and Korea at 38.75 MnT.
Australian Iron Ore Exports by Destination In CY’17
| Country | Jan-Oct’17 | % Share |
| China | 570.39 | 82.54% |
| Japan | 61.44 | 8.89% |
| Korea | 38.75 | 5.61% |
| Taiwan | 14.3 | 2.07% |
| Indonesia | 2.51 | 0.36% |
| Vietnam | 0.72 | 0.10% |
| GB | 0.53 | 0.08% |
| India | 0.41 | 0.06% |
| Others | 1.99 | 0.29% |
| Grand Total | 691.04 | 100% |
Qty in MnT
Source: SteelMint Stats, Provisional Data
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