Quarterly coal report: U.S coal production up by 2.3%

U.S. coal production during the third quarter of 2023 totaled 145.6 million short tons (MMst), which was 2.3% higher than the previous quarter and 5.7% lower than the third quarter of 2022. Production in the western region, which accounted for about 57% of total U.S. coal production in the third quarter of 2023, totaled about 83 MMst (7.3% lower than the third quarter of 2022). U.S. coal exports for the third quarter of 2023 (24.9 MMst) increased 3.2% from the second quarter of 2023. The average price of U.S. coal exports during the third quarter of 2023 was $136.34 per […]