According to export data from the US Department of Commerce, US exports of cut-length plate totaled 104,039 mt in August 2021, up 15.9 percent from July and up 33.2 percent from August 2020 levels. By value, cut-length plate exports totaled $153.9 million in August, compared to $123.9 million in the previous month and $72.9 million the same month last year.
The US shipped the most cut-length plate to Mexico in August with 59,056 mt, compared to 49,265 mt in July and 37,732 mt in August 2020. Other top destinations included Canada, with 36,887 mt; Sweden, with 2,200 mt; Brazil, with 2,025 mt; Turkey, with 1,350 mt; and Australia, with 1,040 mt.