Freight rates for imports of finished steel products from Brazil remained generally stable in July.

The average freight rate for steel imports to Brazil in July was $64 per metric ton (thousand tons) compared to $63 per ton in June, according to the Brazilian central foreign trade system Siscomex.

As for imports of HRC, it amounted to 42 dollars per ton, for Egypt - 54 dollars per ton, for South Korea - 63 dollars per ton, for China - 51 dollars per ton, for Austria and 54 dollars per ton for Vietnam.

For CHINA, it was 63 dollars/ton for Vietnam and 53 dollars/ton for China.

For flat coated products, it was $62 per ton in China, $59 per ton in Vietnam, $136 per ton in South Korea, $92 per ton in Japan, $74 per ton in India, $38 per ton in Germany, $54 per ton in Peru, and $40 per ton a ton in Turkey.

The price of wire rod in Egypt was $45 per ton, in Germany - $ 24 per ton, in China - $ 92 per ton, and in Argentina - $ 43 per ton.

The price of rebar was 37 dollars per ton.tons to Egypt, 75 dollars per ton to Russia, 121 dollars per ton to China and 149 dollars per ton to South Korea.

For flat bars - $43 per ton for Spain, $32 per ton for Turkey, $207 per ton for China, $38 per ton for Italy and $115 per ton for Taiwan.

For beams - $216 per ton for China, $25 per ton for Turkey and $223 per ton for the UK.

For steel wire - $136 per ton in China, $27 per ton in Egypt, $28 per ton in Turkey, $274 per ton in South Korea and $115 per ton in Austria.

In July, Brazilian imports of finished steel from China accounted for 20 percent of the total, up from 29 percent in June. This decrease reflects the impact of the anti-dumping duties imposed by the Brazilian authorities in February on imports of flat rolled products with CRC coating from China.