Report Released: February 1, 2010
Next Release Date: February 8, 2010
"Coal News and Markets Report" summaries spot coal prices by coal commodity regions (i.e., Central Appalachia (CAP), Northern Appalachia (NAP), Illinois Basin (ILB), Power River Basin (PRB), and Uinta Basin (UIB)) in the United States. The report includes data on average weekly coal spot market prices, average weekly coal commodity spot prices, monthly coal production, Eastern coal production trends, and average cost of metallurgical coal at coke plants and export docks. The historical data for coal commodity spot market prices are proprietary and not available for public release.
- Average Weekly Coal Commodity Spot Prices
- Historical Average Weekly Coal Commodity Spot Prices
- U.S. Monthly Coal Production
- U.S. Eastern Coal Production
- Electric Power Sector Coal Stocks
- Average Cost of Metallurgical Coal Priced at Coke Plants
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| Average Weekly Coal Commodity Spot Prices (Dollars per Short Ton) |
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| Week Ended |
Central Appalachia 12,500 Btu, 1.2 SO2 |
Northern Appalachia 13,000 Btu, <3.0 SO2 |
Illinois Basin 11,800 Btu, 5.0 SO2 |
Powder River Basin 8,800 Btu, 0.8 SO2 |
Uinta Basin 11,700 Btu, 0.8 SO2 |
| 12/24/09 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 12/31/09 | $57.40 | $52.50 | $40.50 | $9.25 | $40.00 |
| 01/08/10 | $57.95 | $54.00 | $40.50 | $9.80 | $40.00 |
| 01/15/10 | $57.95 | $54.00 | $41.50 | $9.80 | $40.00 |
| 01/22/10 | $57.95 | $54.00 | $41.50 | $10.40 | $40.00 |
| 01/29/10 | $57.95 | $55.00 | $41.50 | $10.85 | $40.00 |
| (Dollars per Short Ton) Business Week Ended January 29, 2010 |
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| 1Coal prices shown are for a relatively high-Btu coal selected in each region, for delivery in the "prompt quarter.” The prompt quarter is the quarter following the current quarter. For example, from January through March, the 2nd quarter is the prompt quarter. Starting on April 1, July through September define the prompt quarter. Source: With permission, selected from listed prices in Platts Coal Outlook, "Weekly Price Survey." Note: The historical data file of spot prices is proprietary and cannot be released by EIA; see http://www.platts.com/Coal/.> Analytic Solutions > COALdat, or > Newsletters > Coal Outlook. |
U.S. Monthly Coal Production Chart data.
 (Million Short Tons) (through December 2009) |
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| Note: This graph is based on MSHA-based final data for all four quarters of 2007 and 2008, revised production data from MSHA for January through June 2009 and preliminary EIA production estimates for July through October 2009. |
| U.S. Eastern Coal Production Chart data. (Million Short Tons) |
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| Note: 2009 data are preliminary. (Million Short Tons) |
| Electric Power Sector Coal Stocks Chart data. (Thousand Short Tons) |
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| Average Cost of Metallurgical Coal Priced at Coke Plants, 3Q2006 - 3Q2009, and at Export Docks, July 2006 - Sept 2009 (Dollars per Short Ton)  |
| Sources: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-5, and Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, Monthly Report EM 545. Download Met Coal data files. (Excel Format) |
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