April 24 (Reuters) - Fortescue Metals Group Ltd FMG.AX :
* QTRLY TOTAL ORE SHIPPED 38.7 MILLION TONNES VERSUS 39.6 MILLION TONNES A YEAR AGO
* QTRLY ORE MINED 41.6 MILLION TONNES VERSUS 44.7 MILLION TONNES A YEAR AGO
* FY18 FULL YEAR PRICE REALISATION GUIDANCE IS ABOUT 65 PER CENT OF PLATTS 62 CFR INDEX
* "REBOUND IN STEEL DEMAND POST CHINESE NEW YEAR WAS SLOWER THAN EXPECTED"
* NET DEBT AT 31 MARCH 2018 REDUCED TO US$3.1 BILLION FROM US$3.3 BILLION AT 31 DECEMBER 2017
* QTRLY C1 COSTS US$ 13.14/WMT VERSUS US$13.06/WMT A YEAR AGO
* "PROFIT MARGINS FOR CHINA'S STEEL MILLS HAVE DECLINED FROM PEAKS REACHED IN DECEMBER 2017 QUARTER"
* FY18 SHIPMENTS REMAIN ON TARGET TO ACHIEVE AROUND 170MT
* FULL YEAR C1 COSTS NOW EXPECTED TO BE IN RANGE OF US$12.00 TO $12.50/WMT