Iron Ore fell to 101.52 USD/T on August 20, 2025, down 0.05% from the previous day. Over the past month, Iron Ore's price has risen 3.76%, and is up 3.19% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Iron Ore - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on August of 2025.

In 2024, iron ore was worth an average of approximately *** U.S. dollars per dry metric ton unit (dmtu), compared to only ** U.S. dollars per dmtu in 2000. The month with the highest average iron ore price in 2021 was June, at over *** U.S. dollars per dmtu. Iron ore: market context and price fluctuation Iron ore is composed of minerals and rocks from which metallic iron can be extracted. Iron ore is an important part of the world economy, as a large proportion of iron ore is used to make steel, which is a widely used material globally. In a given year, the monthly price of iron ore varies noticeably, ranging for example from a high of ****** U.S. dollars per dmtu in June 2021 down to a low of ***** U.S. dollars per dmtu in November 2021. Major iron ore producing nations Australia has the world's largest iron ore reserves, at ** billion metric tons of crude iron ore and is also the world's largest producer of iron ore. Not surprisingly, China, the world's leading steel manufacturer, is also the world's leading importer of iron. In recent years, China's iron imports have increased significantly, from ****** million metric tons in 2004, to over *** billion metric tons in 2018.

Iron ore prices in , July, 2025 For that commodity indicator, we provide data from January 1960 to July 2025. The average value during that period was 48.74 dry metric ton unit with a minimum of 8.77 dry metric ton unit in January 1968 and a maximum of 214.43 dry metric ton unit in June 2021. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

In May 2024, iron ore was valued at approximately *** U.S. dollars per dry metric ton unit (dmtu), as compared to *** U.S. dollars per dmtu in the same month of the previous year. Iron ore prices and production Iron ore refers to the minerals and rocks from which metallic iron is economically viable to extract. Pig iron, which is one of the raw materials used in steel production, is derived from iron ore. The price of iron ore has fluctuated a great deal over the last twenty years. In 2003, one dmtu of iron ore cost ** U.S. dollars, and increased to a high of *** U.S. dollars per dmtu in 2011. The price saw dramatic drops in the past decade, from ****** U.S. dollars per dry metric ton unit in March 2013 to ***** U.S. dollars per dmtu in December 2015. Since then, the price has increased gradually to ****** U.S. dollars per dmtu as of July 2021, before dropping sharply in August 2021. Iron ore producers Overall, the global production of iron ore did not decrease when the prices dropped. In fact, an increase in production among several of the world's largest iron ore producing countries was observed in the past five years. Australia produced *** million metric tons of iron ore in 2023. China is also among the world's largest iron ore producers, though its production is calculated differently than in other countries. Based primarily on the production of raw ore rather than usable ore, China produced an estimated *** million metric tons in 2023.

India Iron Ore: Average Sale Price: Fines: 58 - 60% Fe data was reported at 3,714.000 INR/Ton in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3,786.000 INR/Ton for Jan 2025. India Iron Ore: Average Sale Price: Fines: 58 - 60% Fe data is updated monthly, averaging 1,988.000 INR/Ton from Feb 2011 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 169 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,775.000 INR/Ton in Aug 2021 and a record low of 819.000 INR/Ton in Dec 2015. India Iron Ore: Average Sale Price: Fines: 58 - 60% Fe data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Indian Bureau of Mines. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Metal and Steel Sector – Table IN.WAC009: Iron Ore Average Sale Price.

In June 2022, the iron ore price per ton amounted to $107 per ton, picking up by 18% against the previous month.

This statistic depicts the average annual prices for iron ore from 2014 through 2024, with forecasted figures for 2024 to 2026. In 2024, the average price for iron ore stood at 109.4 nominal U.S. dollars per dry metric ton.

China Import Price: Iron Ore & Concentrate: Asia: Pakistan data was reported at 75.543 USD/Ton in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 79.703 USD/Ton for Feb 2025. China Import Price: Iron Ore & Concentrate: Asia: Pakistan data is updated monthly, averaging 70.210 USD/Ton from Feb 2008 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 165 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 167.877 USD/Ton in Aug 2008 and a record low of 28.084 USD/Ton in Dec 2017. China Import Price: Iron Ore & Concentrate: Asia: Pakistan data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Price – Table CN.PG: Iron Ore and Concentrate Import and Export Price.

China Export Price: Iron Ore & Concentrate data was reported at 109.821 USD/Ton in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 101.512 USD/Ton for Feb 2025. China Export Price: Iron Ore & Concentrate data is updated monthly, averaging 135.109 USD/Ton from Jan 2008 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 205 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,112.560 USD/Ton in Feb 2015 and a record low of 57.833 USD/Ton in Jan 2010. China Export Price: Iron Ore & Concentrate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Price – Table CN.PG: Iron Ore and Concentrate Import and Export Price.

In June 2023, the price of Iron Ore amounted to $69.1 per ton (FOB, Brazil), decreasing by -16.9% compared to the previous month.

In April 2023, the iron ore price stood at $176 per ton (CIF, Qatar), flattening at the previous month.

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In September 2022, the iron ore price amounted to $34.0 per ton (FOB, India), dropping by -31.5% against the previous month.

In May 2022, the iron ore price per ton amounted to $208 (CIF, US), picking up by 17% against the previous month.

India Iron Ore: Average Sale Price: Fines: 55 - 58% Fe data was reported at 3,484.000 INR/Ton in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,463.000 INR/Ton for Jan 2025. India Iron Ore: Average Sale Price: Fines: 55 - 58% Fe data is updated monthly, averaging 1,556.000 INR/Ton from Feb 2011 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 168 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,483.000 INR/Ton in Feb 2024 and a record low of 619.000 INR/Ton in Jan 2016. India Iron Ore: Average Sale Price: Fines: 55 - 58% Fe data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Indian Bureau of Mines. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Metal and Steel Sector – Table IN.WAC009: Iron Ore Average Sale Price.

This statistic depicts the average monthly prices for iron ore worldwide from January 2014 through June 2025. In June 2025, the average monthly price for iron ore worldwide stood at ***** nominal U.S. dollars per dry metric ton.

In November 2022, the iron ore price was $41.5 per ton (FOB, India), a decrease of 1.7% from the previous month.

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In the fiscal year 2022, the average import price of iron ore in Japan amounted to around ***** thousand Japanese yen per ton. Iron ore is one of the basic raw materials needed to produce steel, of which Japan is one of the leading producers worldwide.

The 2020 coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has had a noteworthy impact on commodities prices, including metals such as iron ore. The impact of Covid-19 on the global iron ore industry is apparent from the decline in the average year-to-date price of iron ore as of May 2020 (***** U.S. dollars per metric ton) as compared to the average price in 2019 (***** U.S. dollars per metric ton). Compared to other metals, however, iron ore prices have stayed relatively resilient, and are expected to recover further during 2020 once China's steel production increases again.