According to Statistics Canada, coking coal production reached 197,634 mt in January 2018, down 3.9 percent from the 205,717 mt produced in December. On a year-on-year analysis, production reflected a 7.4 percent increase from the 184,101 mt produced in January 2017.
The supply of coking coal in Canada in January reached 259,299 mt, which represents a 7.4 percent increase from the 241,365 mt of supply in December but a 2.5 percent increase from the 253,065 mt of supply in January 2017.