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New UserS African steam coal prices ease on tepid interest
11 Mar 2016
Seaborne coal prices remained soft in the international markets amid lack of any major deal and buying interest.
South African coal prices dropped for the second day in a row even as Australian and Indonesian prices remained unchanged.
There were reports that Colombian miner Cerrejon was making a final attempt to resolve its dispute with the unions and this reassured adequacy of supply from that region.
In the freight market, the oversupply situation is expected to persist even though the current low rates are said to be eating into the margins of the shippers, sources said.
Following are indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates (Panamax vessels) on March 10:
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Description of Coal |
Specification |
Price/ton (in $ and FOB) |
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As on, |
As on, |
Week ago, |
6-month ago, |
Year ago, |
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March 10, 2016 |
March 9, 2016 |
March 3, 2016 |
September 12, 2015 |
March 12, 2015 |
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South African Steam Coal |
6000 Kcal/kg NAR |
53.60 |
53.70 |
53.20 |
- |
63.40 |
|
South African Steam Coal |
5500 Kcal/kg NAR |
42.00 |
42.10 |
41.50 |
- |
53.15 |
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Australian Steam Coal |
6300 Kcal/kg GAR |
53.75 |
53.75 |
53.80 |
- |
63.80 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
5900 Kcal/kg GAR |
46.00 |
46.00 |
45.75 |
- |
60.00 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
5000 Kcal/kg GAR |
37.00 |
37.00 |
36.90 |
- |
48.00 |
|
Indonesian Steam Coal |
4200 Kcal/kg GAR |
26.40 |
26.40 |
26.20 |
- |
34.00 |
|
Indonesian Steam Coal |
3800 Kcal/kg GAR |
20.80 |
20.80 |
20.70 |
- |
27.10 |
|
Hard Coking Coal (Australian) |
VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5% |
79.75 |
79.75 |
77.25 |
- |
102.50 |
|
Premium Low Vol |
VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3% |
78.75 |
78.75 |
76.25 |
- |
101.50 |
|
Semi Soft |
|
64.10 |
64.10 |
63.80 |
- |
76.50 |
|
Met Coke (CFR India) |
|
116.00 |
116.00 |
117.00 |
- |
180.00 |
Freight Rate
|
Destination |
(in $/ton) |
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As on |
As on |
Week ago, |
6-month ago, |
Year ago, |
|
|
March 10, 2016 |
March 9, 2016 |
March 3, 2016 |
September 12, 2015 |
March 12, 2015 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast) |
6.10 |
6.10 |
5.75 |
- |
9.00 |
|
South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast) |
6.30 |
6.30 |
6.10 |
- |
9.25 |
|
Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast) |
4.60 |
4.60 |
4.35 |
- |
6.50 |
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Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast) |
4.00 |
4.00 |
3.70 |
- |
5.50 |
|
Australia to India |
6.70 |
6.70 |
6.40 |
- |
10.40 |
Source: Traders and ICMW database