According to export data from the US Department of Commerce, US exports of cut-length plate totaled 91,382 mt in March 2022, up 18.6 percent from February but down 10.1 percent from March 2021. By value, cut-length plate exports totaled $169.1 million in March, compared to $142.9 million in the previous month and $109.3 million the same month last year.
The US shipped the most cut-length plate to Mexico in March with 52,567 mt, compared to 39,358 mt in February and 51,892 mt in March 2021. Other top destinations included Canada, with 32,787 mt; Australia, with 1,910 mt; and Sweden, with 1,733 mt.