According to Statistics Canada, coking coal production reached 182,512 mt in August 2017, down 0.9 percent from the 184,114 mt produced in July. On a year-on-year analysis, production reflected a 2.2 percent decrease from the 186,586 mt produced in August 2016.
The supply of coking coal in Canada in August reached 263,996 mt, which represents a 9.9 percent increase from the 240,246 mt of supply in July and a 13.4 percent increase from the 232,868 mt of supply in August 2016.