A pellet, intended for the late inoculation of cast irons, obtained by agglomeration of a powdered inoculant, characterised in that the mass proportion of the granulometric fraction 50-250 microns of the powdered inoculant of which the pellet is constituted is comprised between 35 and 60%, and the mass proportion of the granulometric fraction below 50 microns is lower than 25%.
