são paulobrazilian mining giant vale sa said its output of iron ore increased in the third quarter compared with the previous three months and with the third quarter of 2021 iron ore output rose 11 in the third quarter from a year earlier to 897 million metric tons and jumped 210 from the second quarter of this year vale said monday in its quarterly production report production of iron ore pellets a premium product fell 10 from the third quarter of 2021 to 83 million metric tons and fell 48 from the second quarter vale said the start of the dry season in brazils north boosted output from the previous quarter as did purchases from other miners vale said in the report sales of pellets in the quarter were greater than production with the difference being made up by stocks in transit according to the company sales of iron ore rose 35 in the third quarter from a year earlier to 690 million tons and rose 74 from the second quarter of this year sales of pellets rose 60 from the yearearlier period to 85 million tons and fell 36 compared with the second quarter