But this year Australian miners demanded more, insisting their iron ore is higher quality and - because Australia is closer to China - is costing less to transport.

但是今年澳大利亚方面要求提高价格，他们说自己的铁矿石品位更高，而且由于澳大利亚离中国近，所以运输费用相对较低。

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This will raise the price in the original location, lower it in the second, and things will always end up costing the same (accounting for transport costs) everywhere.

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