铁矿石期货周报：补库预期支撑反弹，关注铁水下降空间-20251222

1. Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the content 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - This week, iron ore prices rebounded slightly, with overall prices remaining range - bound. Future trading focuses on steel mills' restocking expectations and the downward space of hot metal production. The iron ore supply will have limited marginal increase, the hot metal production is at a historically low level, and the downward space is relatively limited. Iron ore will continue to accumulate inventory, but the marginal accumulation space will decrease. The future key factors are BHP negotiation, hot metal trend, and steel mills' restocking expectations. It is expected that the overall situation will remain range - bound, with the range reference of 730 - 820. For the 05 contract, it is recommended to operate in the range, and short at around 800 [3]. 3. Summary According to Relevant Catalogs Price and Spread Spot Price - The spot prices of various types of iron ore powder increased this week. For example, the price of Carajás fines increased by 7 yuan/ton to 872 yuan/ton, and the price of PB fines increased by 13 yuan/ton to 794 yuan/ton [7]. Variety Basis - The basis of the 05 contract for different types of iron ore powder is presented, such as the basis of Carajás fines, PB fines, and Super Special fines [16][18][21]. Spot and Forward Transactions - The MA5 data of iron ore port spot transactions and forward transactions are presented, along with the import profit data of PB fines and Mac fines [31][33][35]. Inter - monthly Spread - The spread data between different iron ore contracts (such as I01 - 05, I2205 - I2209) are presented, as well as the position data of the 09 and 05 contracts [38][39][41]. Supply Global Shipment - This period's global iron ore shipment continued to increase, with the increment concentrated in Australia and Brazil. The total shipment of Australia and Brazil was 2,965.5 tons, a week - on - week increase of 310.2 tons. Vale had the most significant growth [3]. Four Major Mines Shipment - The shipment data of Rio Tinto, BHP, Vale, and FMG to China are presented. For example, Vale's shipment increased by 204 tons week - on - week to 682 tons [56]. Australia and Brazil Freight - The freight data from Western Australia to Qingdao and from Tubarão, Brazil to Qingdao are presented. For example, the freight from Western Australia to Qingdao decreased by 0.5 dollars/ton to 10.4 dollars/ton [64]. Arrival Volume - The arrival volume of 45 ports and 47 ports increased this week. The arrival volume of 45 ports was 2,723 tons, a week - on - week increase of 243 tons [71]. Domestic Iron Ore Import - From January to October 2025, the total national iron ore import was 103,003 tons, a year - on - year increase of 804 tons. The import of Australian and Brazilian ore increased, while the import of non - mainstream ore decreased [84]. Domestic Concentrate Production and Sales - The iron concentrate production of 186 and 126 mining enterprises decreased this week. The production of 186 mining enterprises was 44.8 tons, a week - on - week decrease of 0.6 tons [95]. Demand Steel Enterprise Production Indicators - The daily average hot metal production of 247 steel enterprises was 226.55 tons, a week - on - week decrease of 2.65 tons. The blast furnace capacity utilization rate was 84.93%, a week - on - week decrease of 0.99 percentage points [110]. Furnace Charge Ratio - The sinter ore ratio in the furnace was 73.61%, a week - on - week decrease of 0.13 percentage points, and the pellet ore ratio was 15.29%, a week - on - week increase of 0.07 percentage points [127]. Global Steel and Pig Iron Production - The production data of global, Chinese, and other countries' steel and pig iron are presented, including India, Russia, Turkey, etc. The production and year - on - year changes are shown in the corresponding charts [128][131][133]. Inventory Port Inventory - As of December 19th, the inventory of 45 ports was 15,512.63 tons, a week - on - week increase of 81.21 tons. The inventory of 45 ports and 47 ports and the inventory by cargo ownership are presented [3][157][160]. Steel Mill Inventory - The import ore inventory of steel mills decreased by 110.25 tons to 8,723.95 tons, and there was no obvious restocking behavior [3][165][166].