Port Hedland's iron ore exports to China drop 12.3% YoY in Mar

SHANGHAI, Apr 8 (SMM) – Port Hedland in Australia exported some 30.68 million mt of iron ore to China in March, down 12.3% from March 2018, showed the latest data from the Pilbara Ports Authority. 

This accounted for 85.2% of iron ore leaving the port last month, down 1.9% from February.  

Total exports of iron ore from the port stood at 36.39 million mt in March, down 7%, or 2.75 million mt from February and down 13.5%, or 5.69 million mt from a year earlier.