Brazil's iron ore exports up 5% in January but prices, revenues down

Brazilian iron ore export volumes rose by 5.29% year-on-year in January, according to figures released by national foreign trade ministry MDIC on Thursday February 1.

Iron ore shipments amounted to 30.44 million tonnes, against 28.91 million tonnes in the corresponding month last year.Export revenues, meanwhile, dropped by 5.55% in the...