US coal exports totaled slightly more than 6.4 million mt in April, down 5.2% from the prior month and down 11.3% from the year-ago month, the US Census reported Wednesday. The weaker figures were partly due to weather-related delays in February, which pushed some loadings into March. However, the year-over-year decline also reflects continued weakness in the seaborne market for both thermal and metallurgical coal. Platts assessed the spot price for low vol US met coal FOB US East Coast on Wednesday at $102.50/mt, down 13.3% from a year-ago. Met coal exports totaled 3.8 million mt in April, down 20.2% from March and down 18.1% from the year-ago month. For the year, met coal exports total 16.1 million mt, down 19.5% compared with the same period last year. Article continues below… Platts Coal Trader provides the latest prices for key benchmark coals, as well as: Daily pricing for tons […]