Coking Coal Prices

Coking coal prices averaged USD 182 per metric ton in April, up 3.4% from March. On 30 April, the commodity traded at USD 190 per metric ton, up 12.4% from 31 March.

Australian coking coal was one of the few energy commodities in our report whose price increased in April, largely because heavy rainfall has disrupted operations at several mines in Queensland, Australia’s top coal-producing state. In April, Australian coal miner Whitehaven Coal said its output fell 5% from the prior quarter in Q1.