Russia exported some 9.76 million tons of iron ore during the first five months, decreasing by 9.1% year on year.

Japan imported 10.47 million tons of iron ore in June, a decrease of 2.7% compared to the same month of last year, according to statistics released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance.

According to statistics, UK’s iron ore imports during the first five months reached 4.672 million tons, down by 3.3% or 158,000 tons on the prior comparable period.

Mining companies will aggressively pursue increased output in the face of continuing weakness in the iron ore price, though with forecast demand not expected to keep pace with production, one analyst is warnings of a potential "disaster".

Australian Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) said that the company’s iron ore shipments hit a record high of 13.3 million tons in June, equaling an annualised run rate of 160 million tons.

It is reported that India’s JSW Steel imported its first iron ore shipment of 170,000 tons last week from South Africa.

Indian National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC) released its sales report for the first quarter of 2014.

According to the latest figures from the Brazil’s foreign trade department, Brazil's iron ore exports soared by 13% to 29.5 million tons in June compared to the same month in 2013.