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Pig Iron Prices.

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Pig iron export & import prices, $ / metric tonne

Year	Month	Brazil exports	Russia exports	Ukraine exports	Turkey imports
2010	1	334	235	266	327
2010	2	338	261	260	391
2010	3	390	288	319	392
2010	4	417	345	360	432
2010	5	407	391	459	523
2010	6	483	399	460	502
2010	7	476	414	435	480
2010	8	463	402	406	470
2010	9	455	415	402	460
2010	10	455	393	403	467
2010	11	425	466	390	455
2010	12	421	405	389	454
2011	1	438	394	424	499
2011	2	446	424	443	515
2011	3	482	462	464	536
2011	4	503	473	461	548
2011	5	519	465	469	544
2011	6	519	491	479	543
2011	7	492	491	483	555
2011	8	538	510	479	539
2011	9	530	493	481	537
2011	10	502	529	472	548
2011	11	512	494	451	520
2011	12	450	455	413	483
2012	1	442	443	411	468
2012	2	449	434	401	480
2012	3	474	435	402	492
2012	4	469	428	428	478
2012	5	484	453	423	495
2012	6	474	447	438	494
2012	7	481	442	411	455
2012	8	446	419	375	451
2012	9	427	402	360	444
2012	10	420	374	360	405
2012	11	402	408	350	385
2012	12	385	366	332	383
2013	1	387	370	343	397
2013	2	389	384	350	416
2013	3	401	373	364	422
2013	4	412	379	371	437
2013	5	414	397	372	431
2013	6	413	387	372	444
2013	7	405	405	356	453
2013	8	384	393	354	413
2013	9	398	387	365	442
2013	10	394	401	376	592
2013	11	387	395	368	413
2013	12	394	382	371	410
2014	1	397	396	373	430
2014	2	405	384	376	423
2014	3	397	386	375	441
2014	4	401	402	361	422
2014	5	426	396	356	419
2014	6	397	385	368	427
2014	7	404	407	365	434
2014	8	415	392	360	417
2014	9	390	379	372	427
2014	10	403	393	360	441
2014	11	388	385	365	441
2014	12	384	381	334	446
2015	1	389	365	320	390
2015	2	342	351	306	414
2015	3	338	313	280	340
2015	4	291	288	238	330
2015	5	278	283	247	325
2015	6	259	258	252	299
2015	7	279	253	252	316
2015	8	264	273	243	301
2015	9	280	233	228	295
2015	10	246	255	209	265
2015	11	222	201	184	213
2015	12	181	174	169	204
2016	1	252	203	167	215
2016	2	214	199	164	209
2016	3	198	182	175	211
2016	4	212	195	184	237
2016	5	212	202	227	247
2016	6	225	224	229	278
2016	7	261	248	246	259
2016	8	272	273	230	271
2016	9	261	241	226	261
2016	10	266	257	229	272
2016	11	255	245	227	264
2016	12	249	271	259	293
2017	1	276	316	284	305
2017	2	296	303	293	322
2017	3	313	316	280	328
2017	4	307	339	305	358
2017	5	319	346	331	378
2017	6	349	365	333	357
2017	7	359	369	324	350
2017	8	364	359	315	365
2017	9	349	345	319	373
2017	10	353	356	333	375
2017	11	353	365	325	364
2017	12	366	316	324	370
2018	1	357	379	325	380
2018	2	381	352	329	370
2018	3	370	334	341	377
2018	4	381	387	330	376
2018	5	387	399	350	406
2018	6	396	377	371	396
2018	7	433	370	368	408
2018	8	415	399	373	407
2018	9	391	394	363	412
2018	10	421	392	358	394
2018	11	410	382	349	393
2018	12	381	364	342	391
2019	1	382	365	344	379
2019	2	383	356	314	359
2019	3	345	345	313	363
2019	4	342	351	331	360
2019	5	369	346	326	358
2019	6	370	341	321	364
2019	7	332	337	316	374
2019	8	355	324	315	385
2019	9	328	335	319	380
2019	10	316	336	307	350
2019	11	313	320	270	334
2019	12	279	296	274	322
2020	1	291	304	305	324
2020	2	297	323	296	332
2020	3	314	302	296	296
2020	4	300	309	292	292
2020	5	311	310	272	n/a
2020	6	303	308	269	n/a

Table last updated: 30th July 2020. Next update: ~ 28th August 2020.

Notes and definitions
1) Figures above are average monthly fob export [not spot prices] for pig iron shipped from Brazil, Russia or Ukraine; or cif import prices for pig iron imported into Turkey. All prices are expressed in USD per metric tonne.

2) Pig iron data is for harmonised system code #720110 which is defined as haematite pig / cast iron with phosphorus content of 0.5% by weight or less.

3) Note that latest price points (the last two months in particular) for each country may change, as additional customs data becomes available.

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