According to data of the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), Turkey's iron ore imports totaled 874,724 tons in April, jumping by 74.2% from a month ago and soaring by 300% year on year.
Meanwhile, the country's import prices of iron ore averaged at US$150/ton, lower than US$174/ton in the same period of a year ago.
In the first four months of this year, Turkey's iron ore imports amounted to 2.3 million tons, increasing by 13.2% year on year.
In the given period of time, the country's iron ore imports from Brazil totaled 915,825 tons, falling by 25%; those from Ukraine were at 649,491 tons, surging by 4 times, both compared to those in the same period of a year ago.