[Ferro-Alloys.com] Even as S&P Global Platts IODEX 62% Fe fines benchmark fell Dec. 14 to $154.50/dmt, total pellet prices indicated well above earlier levels, potentially in the $170s/mt FOB range, may be displaced by more lump or lower grade alternatives as buyers question the longevity of higher steel and iron ore spot prices.

Some analysts feel iron ore prices have been spurred on by recent speculative demand, and stronger trade in derivatives around changes in forward iron ore supply and economic policies that may support steel demand.

Vale, the biggest iron ore miner, this month cut production guidance for 2020, while industry sources see strong iron ore demand in China, and tight pellet availability keeping near-term prices up.

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