Iron ore prices continued to strengthen on Monday April 1 on more news about supply disruptions.
MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $88.69 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $1.88 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $87.81 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $1.88 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $90.23 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $1.41 per tonne. MB 58% Fe Premium Index: $79.86 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $1.72 per tonne.MB 65% Fe Iron Ore Index: $101 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $1.70 per tonne.MB 62% Fe China Port Price Index: 642 yuan per wet metric tonne (implied 62% Fe China Port Price $87.39 per dry tonne), up 11 yuan per wmt.Key driversRio Tinto warned on Monday that its Australian iron ore production could be reduced by 14 million tonnes due to disruption caused by Cyclone Veronica and the damage to port facilities at Cape Lambert A, where there was a fire in January.The miner expects its 2019 shipments from the Pilbara...