Iron Ore rose to 105.42 USD/T on September 16, 2025, up 0.10% from the previous day. Over the past month, Iron Ore's price has risen 3.74%, and is up 14.61% 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 September of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Global price of Iron Ore (PIORECRUSDM) from Jan 1990 to Jun 2025 about ore, iron, World, and price.

Iron ore prices in , August, 2025 For that commodity indicator, we provide data from January 1960 to August 2025. The average value during that period was 48.8 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

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.

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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.

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.

Graph and download economic data for Global price of Iron Ore (PIORECRUSDQ) from Q1 1990 to Q2 2025 about ore, iron, World, and price.

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Iron Ore CNY fell to 803.50 CNY/T on September 16, 2025, down 0.99% from the previous day. Over the past month, Iron Ore CNY's price has risen 4.08%, and is up 19.04% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Iron Ore CNY.

Quarterly iron ore prices have globally declined since the first quarter (Q1) of 2023, when they stood at approximately ****** U.S. dollars per metric ton. By Q2 2025, one metric ton of iron ore cost around ***** U.S. dollars, representing a decline of about ***** U.S. dollars per metric ton of iron ore worldwide since Q1 2023.

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Why did the Grey Cast Iron Price Change in July 2025? The Grey Cast Iron Price Index in the USA increased by 9.9% quarter-over-quarter in Q2 2025. The rise was attributed to strong automotive demand and buyer anticipation of tariff impacts, which encouraged forward buying.

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View monthly updates and historical trends for Iron Ore Spot Price (Any Origin). Source: World Bank. Track economic data with YCharts analytics.

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.

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.

Graph and download economic data for Producer Price Index by Commodity: Metals and Metal Products: Iron and Steel Scrap (WPS1012) from Jan 1973 to Aug 2025 about iron, steel, metals, commodities, PPI, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Producer Price Index by Commodity: Metals and Metal Products: Other Gray and Ductile Iron Castings (WPU101504) from Dec 1980 to Aug 2025 about iron, metals, commodities, PPI, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

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