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Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the content Core Viewpoints of the Report - Iron ore showed a weak and volatile trend this week. After the positive news was released in China after the May Day holiday, iron ore briefly rose and then fell. As terminal demand weakened, iron ore oscillated downward. The supply of iron ore remained at a relatively high level, while steel demand began to decline. It is expected that the molten iron output has basically reached its peak and will gradually decline in the future. Iron ore will continue to be weak, and the short - term operation strategy is to participate with a short - bias [10][45]. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 1. Trend Review - **Iron ore futures main contract trend**: Iron ore was weak and volatile this week. After the positive news in China after the May Day holiday, it briefly rose and then fell. With the weakening of terminal demand, it oscillated downward [10]. - **Iron ore spot trend**: The prices of different iron ore spot varieties are as follows: PB powder was 755, Super Special powder was 619, Jinbuba powder was 713, Brazilian Blend was 766, Mac was 735, and Newman was 748 [14]. 2. Basis and Spread - **Iron ore futures - spot price spread trend**: The main contract basis was 58.5, 05 - 09 spread was 62.5, pb - Super Special spread was 136, and Brazilian coarse - pb spread was - 13 [19]. - **Ratio of rebar to iron ore**: The ratio of rebar to iron ore rebounded slightly from a low level [21]. 3. Supply and Demand Analysis - **Iron ore supply**: The weekly shipment of mainstream mines this week was 1.8332 million tons, and the capacity utilization rate of domestic mines was 62.62%. The supply of iron ore remained at a relatively high level [27]. - **International shipping freight**: The freight rate from Port Hedland to Qingdao was 7.74 US dollars per ton, and from Tubarao, Brazil to Qingdao (BCI - C3) was 18.8 US dollars per ton. The Baltic Dry Index was 1316 [30]. - **Iron ore inventory - Imported ore inventory**: Port inventory was 142.3871 million tons, Australian ore inventory was 59.9132 million tons, Brazilian ore inventory was 54.6716 million tons, iron ore arrival volume was 22.694 million tons, and trade ore inventory was 96.0272 million tons [33]. - **Iron ore inventory - Steel mill inventory**: This week, the port inventory of iron ore was 142.3871 million tons, a decrease of 637,700 tons compared with the previous week. The inventory of imported iron ore in steel mills was 89.5895 million tons, a decrease of 3.76 million tons compared with the previous week. The available days of imported iron ore in steel mills were 22 days, the same as the previous week [37]. - **Iron ore demand**: The average daily molten iron output this week was 245,640 tons, remaining at a high level. The average daily port clearance volume decreased significantly. Steel mills mainly consumed their own iron ore inventory. Steel demand began to decline, and it is expected that the molten iron output has basically reached its peak and will gradually decline in the future [40]. 4. Future Outlook - Iron ore will continue to be weak, and the short - term operation strategy is to participate with a short - bias [45].