Peruvian iron ore exports in October 2015 declined 3 percent, year-on-year, according to the latest data released by the nation’s central bank, BCRP.
According to BCRP, Peruvian iron ore exports in October totaled 1.1 million mt. Iron ore export prices in October slightly increased to USD 28.7/mt, from USD 26.3/mt, but declined from USD 47.5/mt in October of last 2014.
Iron ore exports in the accumulated period of January to October 2015 reached 9.6 million mt, stable from 9.7 million mt in 2014. Average export prices reached USD 31.7/mt in 2015, down from USD 60/mt in 2014.