Exports to China accounted for 84.2% of iron ore leaving port Hedland in Jan

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SHANGHAI, Feb 12 (SMM) &ndash; Port Hedland in Australia&nbsp;exported some 35.14 million mt of iron ore to China&nbsp;in January, down&nbsp;2.23 million mt from December but up 490,000 mt from January 2018, showed data from the Pilbara Ports Authority.&nbsp;

This accounted for 84.2% of iron ore leaving port Hedland last month, up some 2.5% in December.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Total exports of iron ore from the port stood at 41.76 million mt in January, down 4 million from December but up 700,000 mt from a year earlier, the data showed.