Anglo American reduce inventarios para estabilizar las ventas; los futuros y los precios al contado del mineral de hierro se debilitan a la par [Reseña diaria del mineral de hierro de SMM]

Publicado: Oct 22, 2026 17:15 (GMT+8)

Los futuros del mineral de hierro tendieron a la baja hoy, con el contrato más negociado en la DCE cerrando a 669 yuanes/tm, un 1,83% menos que en la sesión anterior. Los precios spot en el puerto de Qingdao cayeron en promedio unos 9-15 yuanes/tm, con los operadores mostrando poco entusiasmo por ofertar, mientras que las consultas de las acerías fueron moderadas.

Por el lado de la oferta, Anglo American publicó sus datos de producción y ventas del tercer trimestre de 2026. La producción combinada de mineral de hierro de Kumba y Minas-Rio totalizó 13,798 millones de tm, un 4% menos interanual y un 10% menos trimestral, debido principalmente a una parada programada en la mina Sishen para la integración de una nueva planta de beneficio. Sin embargo, las ventas combinadas en el mismo período alcanzaron 15,75 millones de tm, un 9% más interanual, ya que Kumba mantuvo las ventas reduciendo los inventarios de productos terminados, que cayeron de 7 millones de tm a 5,1 millones de tm al final del trimestre. La compañía mantuvo sin cambios su guía de producción anual de 55-59 millones de tm, y los recursos que realmente fluyeron al mercado no se contrajeron significativamente. En los puertos, según una encuesta de SMM, los inventarios totales de mineral de hierro en 10 puertos se situaron en 104,65 millones de tm al 22 de octubre, 490.000 tm menos intermensual, con una reducción más notable de los finos gruesos, mientras que los terrones, concentrados y pelets mostraron acumulación de inventarios.

Por el lado de la demanda, la producción media diaria de arrabio el 21 de octubre fue de 2,3584 millones de tm, 6.400 tm más intermensual, pero las acerías siguieron en pérdidas, con compras en gran medida basadas en necesidades y un fuerte deseo de negociar precios a la baja. En general, aunque la reducción de existencias de finos gruesos en los puertos brindó cierto soporte a la carga spot, la oferta de mineral importado no mostró contracción y las acerías carecieron de impulso para reponer existencias, lo que dejó tanto a los futuros como a los precios spot más débiles hoy. En el corto plazo, es probable que los precios del mineral de hierro se consoliden con tono moderado, prestando atención al avance de la reanudación de la producción en los altos hornos en mantenimiento. [SMM Steel]

Declaración de Fuente de Datos: Excepto la información disponible públicamente, todos los demás datos son procesados por SMM basándose en información pública, comunicación de mercado y confiando en el modelo de base de datos interna de SMM. Son solo para referencia y no constituyen recomendaciones para la toma de decisiones.

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Anglo American reduce inventarios para estabilizar las ventas; los futuros y los precios al contado del mineral de hierro se debilitan a la par [Reseña diaria del mineral de hierro de SMM] - Shanghai Metals Market (SMM)