UK inter-merchant frag feed prices fall in line with exports

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Fragmentiserfeed (50 scrap prices in the UK have fallen consistently overthe past month as export demand for the processed material wanes, merchants told MB. Prices have fallen by around 20-25 pounds (32-39 dollars) pertonne in the past month, most merchants agreed, adding that some regions of the UK are only paying 160 pounds per tonneforfeed. One large exporter cut its buying price to 165 dollars pertonne the week before last, while merchants in Scotland were paying around 180 pounds pertonne, down from around 200 pounds pertonne in the previous five or six weeks, sources told MB. Some in the market expect further price drops.