Australia coal exports to China rebound on surge in Apr, Kpler

sxcoal.com Import & Export,  International 2023-05-08 08:50:43

Australia exported 5.43 million tonnes of coal to China in April, up 28.2% from March and 3419.5% year on year, according to cargo tracking data from Kpler.


Total Australian coal exports fell 3.41% from March to 28.23 million tonnes in April but rose 2.43% from a year earlier.



Exports to Asia dropped 10.77% month on month in April to 23.01 million tonnes but gained 6.69% year on year. Exports to Europe declined 27.39% from March but increased 20.86% from a year ago to 0.868 million tonnes.


By country, Australia shipped 6.36 million tonnes of coal to Japan in April, down 32.10% from March and 32.55% year on year. Exports to India fell 11.14% month on month but rose 0.41% year on year to 3.08 million tonnes.


In the first four months of 2023, Australian coal exports totaled 108 million tonnes, down 3.06% on year.


The bump in exports to China, the world's biggest coal buyer, provided some bright news for Australian producers as shipments to most other major destinations dropped.


(Writing by Alex Guo  Editing by Harry Huo)
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