MMI Daily Iron Ore Index Report May 13 2026 in Chinese iron ore and steelmaking prices 13/05/2026 Today, the DCE Iron ore futures fluctuated upward today, with the most-traded contract I2609 closing at 820 yuan/mt, up 0.31% from the previous trading session. Port spot prices rose 3-5 yuan from the previous day. Traders showed low enthusiasm in offering; steel mills made few inquiries, with purchases mostly driven by rigid demand; overall spot cargo transactions were sluggish. Fundamentals side, iron ore demand stayed high this week, providing strong price support for iron ore. The latest SMM survey data showed that daily average pig iron production at sample steel mills was 2.4268 million mt this week, down 3,900 mt WoW, with blast furnace capacity utilization rate at 89.57%, down 0.15% WoW. Some steel mills are expected to complete maintenance next week, and daily average pig iron production is expected to rise. News side, the market is currently in a vacuum period, warming up for the US president’s visit to China, with most funds adopting a wait-and-see stance. In the short term, iron ore prices are likely to fluctuate at highs. Download PDF Source: Metals Market Index (MMI) 2026-05-13 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share