Mongolia Jan-Apr coal exports to China surge 5.4-fold YoY

sxcoal.com Import & Export,  International 2023-05-11 08:25:26

Mongolia's coal exports totaled 19.05 million tonnes during January-April 2023, surging 15.26 million tonnes or 402.41% year on year, showed data from the Mongolian Customs General Administration (MCGA).


The export amounts totaled $3.06 billion during the first four months, jumping 187.66% year on year.



MCGA didn't release the specific figure for April, and Sxcoal calculated the shipments at 5.27 million tonnes based on the overall exports published by the administration.


The volume surged 315.37% or 4 million tonnes year on year and decreased 11.4% or 0.68 million tonnes month on month, data showed.


In April, the export amounts totaled $818 million, with the average price calculated at $155.26/t, down $151.33/t year on year and $8.79/t month on month.


Mongolia exported 18.76 million tonnes of coal to China over January-April, soaring 444.04% year on year, taking up 98% of the total.



Exports to China in April came in at 5.27 million tonnes, surging 375.58% year on year but falling 9.11% from a month ago. The shipments were worth $818 million, with an average price of $155.26/t, down $151.24/t and $8.37/t respectively from a year ago and the preceding month.


Mongolia's exports of bituminous coal rose 399.65% year on year to 18.72 million tonnes during January-April; that of anthracite were 97,400 tonnes, up 117.1% from a year ago. Other coal exports came in at 231,500 tonnes, while the year-ago volume was zero.



In April, Mongolia's bituminous coal exports were registered at 5.17 million tonnes, jumping 310.18% year on year but down 11.2% month on month; exports of anthracite were 29,300 tonnes, soaring 226.46% year on year but down 24.43% from a month ago; other coal exports were 73,300 tonnes, compared with zero in the year-ago month and the volume fell 19.13% from the month-ago level.


(Writing by Rebecca Liu  Editing by Harry Huo)
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