It is reported that till the close of last week October 30th, imported iron ore stockpiles at China’s major ports dropped by 550,000 tonnes to 68.15 million tonnes, out of which Brazilian ore stock slid by 80,000 tonnes to 19.5 million tonnes.
Australian ore stockpiles also decrease by 930,000 tonnes to 23 million tonnes while Indian ore stock rose by 240,000 tonnes to 13.04 million tonnes.
| Port | Australian | Brazilian | Indian | Total |
| Qinhuangdao | - | - | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Qingdao | 3.8 | 4 | 0.8 | 9.5 |
| Tianjin | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 5.6 |
| Jingtang | 0.3 | - | 2.5 | 3.3 |
| Caofeidian | 2.2 | 2 | 0.55 | 5.3 |
| Rizhao | 4.05 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 9.1 |
| Lanshan | 0.1 | - | 1.7 | 2.11 |
| Yantai | 1.5 | 0.15 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Dalian | 1.4 | 1.9 | - | 3.8 |
| Dandong | - | - | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Lianyungang | 1.3 | 1 | 1.4 | 4.3 |
| Beilun Port | 1.1 | 1.2 | - | 2.8 |
| Nantong Port | 1 | 0.3 | - | 1.55 |
| Zhenjiagang | 0.85 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2.45 |
| Zhanjiang | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Xiamen | 0.35 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Jiangyin | 0.05 | - | 0.45 | 0.6 |
| Longkou | - | - | 0.39 | 0.49 |
| Bayuquan | 1 | 0.8 | - | 1.9 |
| Fangchenggang | 0.7 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 4.7 |
| Mawan | - | - | - | 0.45 |
| Shanghai Luojing | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Other ports | - | - | - | 1.6 |
| Total Stockpiles | 23 | 19.5 | 13.04 | 68.15 |
In million tonnes
(Sourced from MySteel.net)
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