According to export data from the US Department of Commerce, US exports of light-shaped bar (merchant bar) totaled 6,161 mt in March 2023, down 2.9 percent from February and up 34.1 percent from March 2022. By value, merchant bar exports totaled $7.5 million in March, compared to $7.6 million in the previous month and $6.2 million the same month last year.
The US shipped the most merchant bar to Mexico in March with 3,037 mt, compared to 4,382 mt in February and 2,277 mt in March 2022. Other top destinations included Canada, with 2,974 mt. There were no other significant destinations (1,000 mt or more) for US merchant bar exports in March.