According to Statistics Canada, coking coal production reached 184,168 mt in May 2017, up 3.5 percent from the 177,869 mt produced in May 2016. On a month-on-month analysis, production reflected a 4.6 percent increase from the 176,094 mt produced in April.
The supply of coking coal in Canada in May reached 246,763 mt, which represents a 0.7 percent decrease from the 248,412 mt of supply in April but a 1.2 percent increase from the 243,786 mt of supply in May 2016.