The US is expected to produce 502.2 million st of coal in 2020, the US Energy Information Administration said Aug. 11, raising its estimate from a month ago by roughly 900,000 st, or 0.2%. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Such a 2020 production total would be 28.8% lower than the 705.3 million st produced in 2019, while 2021 production is forecast to rise to 564.1 million st, the EIA said in its August Short-Term Energy Outlook. The 502.2 million st of production expected in 2020 would be the lowest production since 477.2 million st was produced in 1963. Since the beginning of the year, the EIA’s 2020 production estimate has dropped by 94.4 million st due to the coronavirus […]