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    May 29, 2014

    World Export vs. Domestic HRC Price Spread Down $10

    Written by John Packard

    Earlier this week SteelBenchmarker reported their latest world export price for hot rolled steel at $501 per net ton ($552 per metric ton), unchanged from their price two weeks ago. With an estimated $70 per ton in freight, handling and trader margin added, that puts the world price at approximately $571 per ton CIF USA Port. The latest Steel Market Update hot rolled price average is $675 per ton, unchanged from the previous week but down $10 per ton from two weeks ago.

    The theoretical spread between the world export price and the SMU US HRC price is now $174 per ton ($104 with freight costs included), $10 per ton less than what we reported two weeks ago.

    John Packard

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