ASG: China imported 24.05 million tons of iron ore and its concentrate from Brazil in October, up 1.82 percent from the previous month and 9.46 percent from a year earlier, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs.
Australia remains the largest supplier, importing 53.99 million tonnes of iron ore and its concentrates from the country in October, down 9.4 per cent from the previous month and 1.25 per cent from a year earlier.
The data also showed that South Africa was China's third largest source of iron ore imports in October, exporting 400000 tons of iron ore to China that month, up 5.13 per cent from a year earlier.
