WEEKLY: China’s seaborne coking coal prices mixed

Mysteel’s assessments of the seaborne coking coal prices showed mixed trends over March 22-26, as the premium low-volatile (PLV) coking coal price, with Australian coal as the core samples, firmed last week due to the impact of wet weather in Australia on its coal shipments, while that of the non-Australian coal dipped further.

On March 26, Mysteel’s PLV assessment inclined moderately by $1.25/tonne on week to $134.25/t, and that of the premium medium-volatile (PMV) hard coking coal edged down $0.5/t on week to $214.5/t, both in terms of CFR North China. The wet weather that had swept East Australia particularly New South Wales