According to Statistics Canada, coking coal production reached 205,717 mt in December 2017, up 10.2 percent from the 186,601 mt produced in November. On a year-on-year analysis, production reflected a 12.2 percent increase from the 183,317 mt produced in December 2016.
The supply of coking coal in Canada in December reached 241,365 mt, which represents a 6.9 percent increase from the 225,728 mt of supply in November but a 1.3 percent decrease from the 244,586 mt of supply in December 2016.