The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) redesigned the weekly Coal Production report and combined two price reports into a single Coal Markets product to improve access to EIA’s coal data. Users can now access weekly coal production and prices and new monthly export data from a single place. Prices. Contract prices for four coal futures and options are available based on data from the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex). Prices represent an agreed-upon price for coal delivered in the next quarter for a specified quantity, quality (including heat content and sulfur content), and transportation. Although delivery mode is specified, prices are free-on-board (FOB) at the rail or barge origin point. Weekly commodity spot price data are available for the five major U.S. coal production areas. Quality characteristics including heat content and sulfur are specified, as those characteristics affect the value of coal to consumers. […]