{"id":65501,"date":"2026-05-10T17:07:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T11:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=65501"},"modified":"2026-05-10T17:07:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T11:07:19","slug":"nepal-rebar-wire-rod-prices-decline-amid-weak-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=65501&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Nepal rebar, wire rod prices decline amid weak demand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nepals rebar prices declined w-o-w by NPR 3,000\/t ($33), with cash deal prices at NPR 81,000-83,000\/t ($513-547\/t). Bank guarantee transaction levels were heard at NPR 83,000-85,000\/t ($547-562\/t). Despite occasional price support, overall market sentiment remained cautious due to persistently weak demand, resulting in a gradual softening trend.Meanwhile, IF-EAF wire rod prices continued to decline, with current trade levels reported at around $550\/t CNF Raxaul. Limited buying activity and subdued downstream demand continued to pressure sentiment in Nepals long steel market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nepals rebar prices declined w-o-w by NPR 3,000\/t ($33), with cash deal prices at NPR&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":65502,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[313],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iron-steel"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-22-2.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1?v=1778411235",1280,720,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-22-2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1?v=1778411235",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-22-2.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1?v=1778411235",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-22-2.jpg?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1?v=1778411235",640,360,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-22-2.jpg?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1?v=1778411235",640,360,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-22-2.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1?v=1778411235",1280,720,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-22-2.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1?v=1778411235",1280,720,true],"covernews-slider-full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-22-2.jpg?resize=1115%2C715&ssl=1?v=1778411235",1115,715,true],"covernews-slider-center":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-22-2.jpg?resize=800%2C500&ssl=1?v=1778411235",800,500,true],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-22-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1?v=1778411235",1024,576,true],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-22-2.jpg?resize=540%2C340&ssl=1?v=1778411235",540,340,true],"covernews-medium-square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-22-2.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1?v=1778411235",400,250,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"Biz Trend 24","author_link":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/author\/online24"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?cat=313&#038;lang=en\" rel=\"category\">Iron &amp; Steel<\/a>","tag_info":"Iron &amp; Steel","comment_count":0,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-22-2.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1?v=1778411235","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":60806,"url":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=60806&lang=en","url_meta":{"origin":65501,"position":0},"title":"Nepal: Rebar prices rise NPR 4,700\/t ($31\/t) w-o-w as market sentiment improves","author":"Biz Trend 24","date":"March 15, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Nepals rebar prices increased by NPR 4,700\/t ($31\/t) w-o-w to NPR 81,200-83,200\/t ($547-561\/t) for cash guarantee deals, while bank guarantee sales were heard at NPR 83,200-85,200\/t. 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