BHP, Japan firms agree 33% iron ore price cut-source

TOKYO, June 11 (Reuters) - BHP Billiton and Japanese steelmakers including Nippon Steel Corp and JFE Holdings Inc have agreed to about a 33 percent cut in the 2009 iron ore price, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

(Reporting by Yuko Inoue)

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