Chinas iron ore futures rose as much as 4.4% on Thursday staging a smart recovery from the previous session on a big spread between spot cargoes and futures and demand for the steelmaking ingredient strengthened. There have been speculation

Chinas imports of soybeans, as well as grains like corn and wheat, soared in the first quarter, boosted by strong demand from the livestock sector, data from customs showed on Tuesday. Soybean imports almost doubled in March alone year-on-y

Chinas iron ore imports rose in March from relatively low levels a year earlier, customs data showed on Tuesday, with demand for the steelmaking ingredient underpinned by robust industrial activity. The worlds biggest iron ore consumer brou

Chinas benchmark iron ore futures dropped on Wednesday, as the countrys environmental policy implementation weighed on demand for the steelmaking ingredient, while traders were shifting positions for most-traded contract ahead of May delive

The first China-bound containerized heavy recycled steel cargo from Europe, following China lifting import restrictions on the raw material Jan. 1, was being loaded at Glazewing Metal Scrapyard in Norfolk March 17. The UK trading house Atla

Chinas soybean demand is seen steady on strong hog herd recovery from the African swine fever epidemic, market sources told SP Global Platts March 18. With the hog herd recovery on a swifter-than-expected curve, Chinas soybean demand has al

Benchmark iron ore futures in China gained as much as 5.2% on Tuesday,clawing back losses as the market tried to narrow the spread between spot and futures prices, while Tangshan lifting a smog alert also fuelled sentiment. The most-traded

Chinas soybean imports in the first two months of 2021 fell slightly from a year earlier, customs data showed on Sunday, as rains in top exporter Brazil slowed some shipments. The worlds top market for soybeans brought in 13.41 million tonn

Chinas iron ore imports hit a record 1.17 billion metric tons in 2020, with the average import price up 7.3 percent year-on-year to $101.7 per ton, which analysts say reflects robust demand in the downstream steel market and a continued and

Chinas domestic thermal coal demand will continue to weaken in the coming days because of rising spring temperatures, although demand will rebound by March when industries fully reopen after the lunar new year holiday. Chinas week-long luna

Dalian iron ore futures jumped 7% on Thursday on expectations for a rebound in demand as top steel producer China returned from a week-long Lunar New Year holiday, with signs of an accelerating global economic recovery adding to the optimis

A year after the Morrison government decided to further sour China-Australia ties by calling for a weapons inspector-style investigation into the COVID-19s origins while China was in the midst of containing the novel coronavirus, Chinese po

Iron ore prices tumbled on Tuesday, as market participants turned cautious ahead of a week-long Lunar New Year holiday beginning on Feb. 11 in top steel producer China. The most-traded May iron ore contract on Chinas Dalian Commodity Exchan

Chinas imports of major commodities are expected to show strong growth in January data, a reflection more of short-term factors, however, that are topping off a solid economic underpinning. Imports of crude oil, iron ore and coal are all ex

Chinas iron ore port inventories were up slightly from a week ago to about 125 million mt in the week of Jan. 17, CEIC data showed Jan. 26, as most steel mills relying on seaborne procurement nearly completed their restocking ahead of the L