date:Jun 10, 2014
from the record high in April, while soyabean arrivals dropped 8.2 percent from the preceding month, which was the highest this year. Iron ore, coal and copper also fell, with the latter two commodities also hit by higher overseas prices. Stricter bank requirements for trade loans have dented import orders to some degree. High stocks and a poor import arbitrage also kept buyers away, said Lian Zheng, a base metals analyst at Xinhu Futures.
Headline trade data showed overall exports gained ste