NMDC Reports 5.31 MT Iron Ore Production for May 2026, YTD Output Climbs to 9.96 MT

India's largest iron ore producer, NMDC Limited, has released its provisional production and sales figures for May 2026. The state-owned mining major recorded a strong 19.86% year-on-year growth in monthly iron ore production, extracting a total of 5.31 Million Tonnes (MT) compared to 4.43 MT in May 2025.

However, total sales for the month saw a modest contraction of 6.91%, landing at 4.04 MT against the 4.34 MT off-loaded in the corresponding month of the prior fiscal year.

Sector-Wise Performance Breakdown

NMDC's mining output is primarily distributed across its key operational hubs in Chhattisgarh and Karnataka:

1. Chhattisgarh Sector

The Chhattisgarh block served as the primary engine for the company's volume expansion during the month:

Production: Surged by 30.39% to 3.99 MT in May 2026, compared to 3.06 MT during the same month last year.

Sales: Climbed to 3.34 MT, registering an 11.33% increase over the 3.00 MT sold in May 2025.

2. Karnataka Sector

Operations in Karnataka experienced localized adjustments, showing a divergent trend between extraction and dispatches:

Production: Dipped slightly by 3.65% to 1.32 MT from 1.37 MT recorded in the base period.

Sales: Softened significantly to 0.70 MT, marking a 47.76% decrease compared to the high base of 1.34 MT in May 2025.

Year-to-Date (YTD) Cumulative Performance

For the cumulative April-May 2026 period of the 2026-27 financial year, NMDC's operational trajectory shows a robust increase in mineral extraction alongside marginal adjustments in market off-take.

Total cumulative production for the first two months of the fiscal year reached 9.96 MT, expanding by 18.15% from the 8.43 MT extracted during the same timeframe last year. This YTD production growth was spearheaded by the Chhattisgarh sector, which jumped 29.61% to yield 7.66 MT up from 5.91 MT. Conversely, Karnataka's YTD production fell 8.73% to 2.30 MT from 2.52 MT.

On the distribution front, total cumulative sales for April-May 2026-27 dipped marginally by 2.77% to settle at 7.72 MT against 7.94 MT in the previous fiscal's starting stretch. While Chhattisgarh's YTD sales showed healthy momentum by increasing 12.46% to reach 6.50 MT, the gains were offset by a 43.52% drop in Karnataka's YTD sales, which dropped to 1.22 MT from 2.16 MT.

The widening gap between the high YTD production of 9.96 MT and YTD sales of 7.72 MT reflects temporary inventory build-ups at mine sites, largely driven by logistics and localized offtake dynamics in the Karnataka sector.

Shares of NMDC Limited was last trading in BSE at Rs. 92.60 as compared to the previous close of Rs. 87.90. The total number of shares traded during the day was 2620770 in over 12734 trades.

The stock hit an intraday high of Rs. 93.60 and intraday low of 87.51. The net turnover during the day was Rs. 237377697.00.

Source : Equity Bulls

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