{"id":66491,"date":"2026-05-20T15:18:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T09:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=66491"},"modified":"2026-05-20T15:18:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T09:18:48","slug":"china-iron-ore-spot-prices-edge-down-on-cheaper-portside-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=66491&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"China: Iron ore spot prices edge down on cheaper portside prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>DCE September futures fall RMB 2.5\/t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Recovering shipments puts pressure on prices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Iron ore fines (Fe 61%) spot prices fell by $0.45\/dmt d-o-d to $108.0\/dmt CFR China on 19 May against $108.45\/dmt on 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Iron ore prices decreased amid active trading in mainstream medium-grade fines, with cheaper portside cargoes pressuring seaborne prices. Weak sentiment in China&#8217;s ferrous market, weather-related concerns over steel demand, and recovering Australian and Brazilian shipments weighed on the market, although lower prices supported buying activity at ports.<\/p>\n<p>The drop in price was largely sentiment-driven, though losses slowed compared with previous sessions. Some reports suggested that fundamentals still did not support a sharp correction, while forecasts of heavy rain, thunderstorms and flooding risks continued to cloud the demand outlook.<\/p>\n<p>DCE iron ore futures:\u00a0Iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) for the September 2026 contract edged down slightly by RMB 2.5\/t ($0.4\/t) to RMB 800\/t ($117\/t) on 20 May against 19 May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DCE September futures fall RMB 2.5\/t Recovering shipments puts pressure on prices Iron ore fines&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":66492,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_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},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[313],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66491","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-1-7.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1?v=1779268718",1280,720,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-1-7.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1?v=1779268718",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-1-7.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1?v=1779268718",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-1-7.jpg?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1?v=1779268718",640,360,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-1-7.jpg?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1?v=1779268718",640,360,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-1-7.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1?v=1779268718",1280,720,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-1-7.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1?v=1779268718",1280,720,true],"covernews-slider-full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-1-7.jpg?resize=1115%2C715&ssl=1?v=1779268718",1115,715,true],"covernews-slider-center":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-1-7.jpg?resize=800%2C500&ssl=1?v=1779268718",800,500,true],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-1-7.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1?v=1779268718",1024,576,true],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-1-7.jpg?resize=540%2C340&ssl=1?v=1779268718",540,340,true],"covernews-medium-square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-1-7.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1?v=1779268718",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-1-7.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1?v=1779268718","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":74428,"url":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=74428&lang=en","url_meta":{"origin":66491,"position":0},"title":"China: Iron ore fines prices rise slightly d-o-d on expectations of higher hot metal output","author":"Biz Trend 24","date":"July 30, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Expectations of higher consumption support prices Softer portside market reflects cautious buying Iron ore fines (Fe 61%) spot prices inched up by $0.10\/dmt d-o-d to $97.30\/dmt CFR North China on 29 July 2026. 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