The tenth largest importer of Iron ore, Turkey has recorded reduction of 6% M-o-M in iron ore imports to 0.81 MnT in Sep’17 against 0.86 MnT in Aug’17. It was also down by 6% Y-o-Y in Sept’17 against 0.86 MnT in Sept’16.
The Y-o-Y change from Jan-Sep’17 of the country has seen a rise of 6% to 8.22 MnT as compared to the same period previous year (Jan-Sep’16) to 7.73 MnT.
The non-agglomerated ore (Lumps and Fines) witnessed a hike of 23% to 0.43 MnT in Sep’17 as against 0.35 MnT in Aug’17, while there was no change in Y-o-Y imports of Turkey in Sep’17 as compared to Sep’16.
Agglomerated ore (pellets and concentrates) recorded a reduction of 24% M-o-M to 0.39 MnT in Sep’17 as against 0.51 MnT in Aug’17. It was down 9% Y-o-Y in Sep’17 to 0.39 as compared to Sep’16 which stood at 0.43 MnT.
Country-wise Turkey Iron Ore Imports:
Turkey continues to import its majority of iron ore from Brazil in Sept’17 and it stood at 0.34 MnT, followed by Russia 0.19 MnT and Sweden 0.16 MnT.
Turkey’s Country wise iron ore imports Aug’17 vs Sep’17
| Country | Sep-17 | Aug-17 | M-o-M(%) | Jan-Sep’17 | Jan-Sep’16 | Y-o-Y(%) |
| Brazil | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0% | 3.43 | 3.9 | -12% |
| Russia | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0% | 1.09 | 1.45 | -25% |
| Sweden | 0.16 | 0.17 | -6% | 1.49 | 1.14 | 31% |
| South Korea | 0.09 | 0 | 100% | 0.58 | 0 | 100% |
| Ukraine | 0.03 | 0.16 | -81% | 0.99 | 0.55 | 80% |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.51 | 0.34 | 50% |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.14 | 0 | 100% |
| South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0.28 | -100% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0.04 | -100% |
| Grand Total | 0.81 | 0.86 | -6% | 8.22 | 7.73 | 6% |
Quantity in MnT
Source: Turkey Customs
Provisional Data
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