铁矿石市场周报：铁水产量回升，铁矿期价震荡偏强-20250912

1. Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the content 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The Fed's expectation of a rate cut is rising, and tariff disturbances affect the black sector. In the industrial aspect, the decline in iron ore shipments and the increase in molten iron production boost the spot demand. The expectation of stockpiling before the National Day holiday may support the iron ore futures and spot prices to run strongly. It is recommended to pay attention to the support around 785 for the I2601 contract and control the operation rhythm and risks. Also, it is suggested to buy slightly out - of - the - money call options [8][55] 3. Summary According to Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Weekly Highlights 3.1.1 Market Review - As of September 12, the closing price of the iron ore main contract was 799.5 (+10) yuan/ton, and the price of Macfayden ore at Qingdao Port was 848 (+11) yuan/dry ton [6] - From September 1 - 7, 2025, the global iron ore shipment volume was 2756.2 million tons, a week - on - week decrease of 800.6 million tons. The shipment volume from Australia and Brazil was 2329.6 million tons, a week - on - week decrease of 572.5 million tons [6] - From September 1 - 7, 2025, the arrival volume at 47 Chinese ports was 2572.9 million tons, a week - on - week decrease of 72.1 million tons; the arrival volume at 45 Chinese ports was 2448.0 million tons, a week - on - week decrease of 78.0 million tons; the arrival volume at six northern ports was 1320.0 million tons, a week - on - week increase of 19.2 million tons [6] - The average daily molten iron production was 240.55 million tons, a week - on - week increase of 11.71 million tons and a year - on - year increase of 17.17 million tons [6] - As of September 12, 2025, the inventory of imported iron ore at 47 ports was 14456.12 million tons, a week - on - week increase of 30.4 million tons and a year - on - year decrease of 1632.42 million tons. The inventory of imported ore at 247 steel mills was 8993.05 million tons, a week - on - week decrease of 53.18 million tons [6] - The profitability rate of steel mills was 60.17%, a week - on - week decrease of 0.87 percentage points and a year - on - year increase of 54.11 percentage points [6] 3.1.2 Market Outlook - Macro aspect: Overseas, the US non - farm payrolls in August only increased by 22,000, far below the market expectation of 75,000, and the unemployment rate rose to 4.3%, the highest since 2021, increasing the expectation of a Fed rate cut in September. Mexico plans to raise the import tariff rates of about 1400 tariff items such as automobiles, toys, steel, textiles and plastics to 10% - 50% for countries including China that have not signed free - trade agreements with Mexico. Domestically, multiple ministries and commissions revealed the next - stage work focus, promoting capacity management in key industries and implementing policies to resolve structural contradictions in key industries [8] - Supply - demand aspect: The shipments and arrivals of Australian and Brazilian iron ore decreased, while the domestic port inventory continued to increase slightly. The blast furnace operating rate and capacity utilization rate of steel mills increased, and the molten iron production returned above 2.4 million tons [8] - Technical aspect: The center of gravity of the iron ore I2601 contract moved up, the daily K - line moving average combination was in a long arrangement; the MACD indicator showed that DIFF and DEA were running above the 0 axis, and the red column was stable [8] 3.2 Futures and Spot Market - This week, the futures price fluctuated strongly. The I2601 contract was weaker than the I2605 contract, and the spread on the 12th was 22 yuan/ton, a week - on - week decrease of 2.5 yuan/ton [14] - On September 12, the iron ore warehouse receipt volume at the Dalian Commodity Exchange was 1900 lots, a week - on - week increase of 0 lots. The net short position of the top 20 holders of the ore futures contract was 34074 lots, an increase of 9065 lots compared with the previous week [22] - On September 12, the 61% Australian Macfayden ore at Qingdao Port was reported at 848 yuan/dry ton, a week - on - week increase of 11 yuan/dry ton. This week, the spot price of iron ore was stronger than the futures price, and the basis on the 12th was 48 yuan/ton, a week - on - week increase of 1 yuan/ton [28] 3.3 Industry Situation - From September 1 - 7, 2025, the global iron ore shipment volume decreased by 800.6 million tons week - on - week. The shipment volume from Australia and Brazil decreased by 572.5 million tons week - on - week. The arrival volume at 47 Chinese ports decreased by 72.1 million tons week - on - week [31] - This week, the total inventory of imported iron ore at 47 ports increased by 30.40 million tons week - on - week; the average daily port clearance volume increased by 14.06 million tons. The inventory of Australian ore decreased by 65.51 million tons, the inventory of Brazilian ore increased by 101.26 million tons, and the inventory of traded ore increased by 27.85 million tons. The total inventory of imported iron ore in steel mills increased by 53.18 million tons week - on - week; the daily consumption of imported ore by sample steel mills increased by 15.98 million tons, and the inventory - to - consumption ratio decreased by 1.53 days [34] - As of September 11, the average inventory availability days of imported iron ore in domestic large and medium - sized steel mills was 20 days, a week - on - week decrease of 1 day. On September 11, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) was 2111, a week - on - week increase of 132 [39] - In August 2025, China imported 105.225 million tons of iron ore and its concentrates, an increase of 602,000 tons from the previous month, a month - on - month increase of 0.6%. From January to August, the cumulative import was 801.618 million tons, a year - on - year decrease of 1.6%. As of September 5, the capacity utilization rate of 266 domestic mines was 60.55%, a week - on - week decrease of 2.1%; the average daily fine powder production was 382,000 tons, a week - on - week decrease of 133,000 tons; the inventory was 341,000 tons, a week - on - week increase of 129,000 tons [42] - In July 2025, China's iron ore raw ore output was 86.325 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 21.8%. From January to July, the cumulative output was 595.914 million tons, a year - on - year decrease of 5.4%. The fine iron powder output of 433 domestic iron mines in July was 23.119 million tons, a month - on - month decrease of 185,000 tons, a decrease of 0.8% [46] 3.4 Downstream Situation - In July 2025, the national crude steel output was 79.66 million tons, a year - on - year decrease of 4.0%. From January to July, the cumulative crude steel output was 594.47 million tons, a year - on - year decrease of 3.1%. In August, China exported 9.51 million tons of steel, a month - on - month decrease of 326,000 tons, a month - on - month decrease of 3.3%; from January to August, the cumulative steel export was 77.49 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 10.0%. In August, China imported 500,000 tons of steel, a month - on - month increase of 48,000 tons, a month - on - month increase of 10.6%; from January to August, the cumulative steel import was 3.977 million tons, a year - on - year decrease of 14.1% [49] - On September 12, the blast furnace operating rate of 247 steel mills was 83.83%, a week - on - week increase of 3.43 percentage points and a year - on - year increase of 6.20 percentage points. The blast furnace iron - making capacity utilization rate was 90.18%, a week - on - week increase of 4.39 percentage points and a year - on - year increase of 6.29 percentage points. The average daily molten iron production of 247 steel mills was 2.4055 million tons, a week - on - week increase of 117,100 tons and a year - on - year increase of 171,700 tons [52] 3.5 Options Market - With the significant recovery of molten iron production, the spot demand for iron ore increases. The expectation of steel mills to stockpile before the National Day holiday may support the strong operation of ore prices. It is recommended to buy slightly out - of - the - money call options [55]