US coal production down 32.5% year-to-date
Published by Jonathan Rowland,
Editor
World Coal,
US coal production remains significantly lower than last year with figures from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) indicating production down by almost a third. According to the EIA, coal production totaled 245.2 million short t to the week ending 21 May – 32.5% lower that the same period last year.
Appalachian production is down the most in percentage terms. Coal production to the week ending 21 May totaled 59.4 million short t – 36.9% down from the 94.2 million short t recorded over the same period in 2015.
Within Appalachia, Kentucky production has fallen 37.8% year on year to the week ending 21 May, while northern West Virginia production is down 31.8%. Southern West Virginia saw the biggest fall, dropping 41.1% over the period compared to 2015.
Western Region production – which includes the Powder River Basin – saw the biggest tonnage fall with production year-to-date to 21 May. According to the EIA, the Western region produced just under 140 million short t this year compared to 201.3 million short t in 2015 – a fall of 61.4 million short t or 30.5%.
Meanwhile, Interior Region production – which includes the Illinois Basin – was down 32.6% year on year to 45.8 million t.
Railcar loadings were also significantly down, reflecting the lower coal production. According to the EIA, railcar loadings were down 33.4% to the week ending 21 May.
Edited by Jonathan Rowland.
Read the article online at: https://www.worldcoal.com/mining/01062016/us-coal-production-down-32-5-percent-year-to-date-eia-2016-873/
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