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India’s Iron Ore Exports Fall for Seventh Consecutive Month
Mar. 01, 2011 11:55AM PST
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Bloomberg reported that higher taxes on shipments and bans on exports from one of its busy ports have caused iron ore shipments from India to fall for a seventh consecutive month.
Bloomberg reported that higher taxes on shipments and bans on exports from one of its busy ports have caused iron ore shipments from India to fall for a seventh consecutive month.
The market news is quoted as saying:
Shipments from the state of Goa fell 6.5 percent to 7.2 million tons in January, while exports from the southern city of Chennai fell to 11,000 tons from 688,000 tons a year earlier.