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Australian steam coal prices climb up further

11 Nov 2014

November 11: Spot prices of Australian steam coal rose further despite there being not much improvement in enquiries amidst a stable trend in South African rates, market sources said.

Indonesian coal rates too remained largely unchanged despite reports of ample availability and limited bids as buyers expect a decline in prices, they added.

Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates on November 10:

Description of Coal

Specification

Price/ton (in $ and FOB)

As on,

As on,

Week ago,

6-month ago,

Year ago,

November 10, 2014

November 7, 2014

November 3, 2014

May 11, 2014

November 11, 2013

South African Steam Coal

6000 Kcal/kg NAR

63.70

63.50

63.30

-

81.00

South African Steam Coal

5500 Kcal/kg NAR

55.20

55.20

55.20

-

65.60

Australian Steam Coal

6300 Kcal/kg GAR

62.40

61.75

61.25

-

81.80

Indonesian Steam Coal

5900 Kcal/kg GAR

61.40

61.40

61.40

-

67.00

Indonesian Steam Coal

5000 Kcal/kg GAR

49.60

49.10

48.70

-

54.40

Indonesian Steam Coal

4200 Kcal/kg GAR

36.00

36.00

36.00

-

38.50

Indonesian Steam Coal

3800 Kcal/kg GAR

29.50

29.50

29.50

-

32.70

Hard Coking Coal (Australian)

VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5%

111.50

110.00

109.00

-

146.00

Premium Low Vol

VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3%

110.00

109.00

107.50

-

144.00

Semi Soft

 

76.25

76.25

76.50

-

96.50

Met Coke (CFR India)

 

197.00

197.00

197.00

-

274.00

Freight rates:

Destination

(in $/ton)

As on

As on

Week ago,

6-month ago,

Year ago,

November 10, 2014

November 7, 2014

November 3, 2014

May 11, 2014

November 11, 2013

South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast)

15.25

15.50

16.50

-

16.70

South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast)

15.75

16.00

16.80

-

17.20

Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast)

11.20

11.25

11.80

-

11.90

Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast)

9.70

9.75

10.30

-

10.50

Australia to India

17.00

17.00

17.50

-

18.00

Source: Traders and ICMW database