The newspaper «UZEX News» analyzed the sale of ferrous metal products at stock exchanges.

From January 1 to April 30, 203.2 thousand tons of rolled ferrous metal were sold through stock trading, which is 33.1% more than in the same period of 2021. On average, 50.8 thousand tons of ferrous metal were sold per month. The maximum volume of sales — 62.3 thousand tons falls on January.

In the sales structure, the share of fittings increased by 8% and amounted to 84%.

Despite the increase in sales, the share of the corner decreased from 13% to 10%, which is due to the increase in the exhibition and sales of other types of ferrous metal.

The third position in the market is held by a circle and a wire rod of 2% each.

The share of other product groups is below 1%.

Since January 2022, average prices for rebar have increased from 9 million soums per ton to 9.7 million soums in February. Since March, prices began to decline and amounted to 9.3 million soums, and in April — 9.1 million soums. soums per ton.

The sales volume of the corner — the second most important position in the segment of ferrous metal — decreased by 1.6% relative to 2021.

There is a slight decrease in the price — from 9.9 million soums in January to 8.9 million soums per ton in March. In April, the price was 9 million soums per ton.

The largest deals on ferrous metals were concluded in the city of Tashkent and the Tashkent region, the combined share of which is 60%. In second place is the Samarkand region with a share of 7%. The following positions are occupied by buyers of the Namangan region (5%), it is noted in the message.

V.Novikov