According to export data from the US Department of Commerce, US exports of cut-length plate totaled 71,817 mt in October 2019, up 6.8 percent from September and up 16.7 percent from October 2018 levels. By value, cut-length plate exports totaled $73.5 million in October, compared to $70.1 million in the previous month and $69.2 million the same month last year.
The US shipped the most cut-length plate to Mexico in October with 42,893 mt, compared to 37,953 mt in September and 37,659 mt in October 2018. Other top destinations included Canada, with 22,662 mt; Sweden, with 2,200 mt; and China, with 1,776 mt.