According to export data from the US Department of Commerce, US exports of cut length plate totaled 60,084 mt in February 2019, down 17.4 percent from January and down 15.7 percent from February 2018 levels. By value, cut length plate exports totaled $72.7 million in February, compared to $85.0 million in the previous month and $67.8 million the same month last year.
The US shipped the most cut length plate to Mexico in February with 33,036 mt, compared to 45,443 mt in January and 31,362 mt in February 2018. Other top destinations included Canada, with 18,649 mt; China, with 2,670 mt; Chile, with 1,983 mt; and Brazil, with 1,810 mt.