Whitehaven wins strong coal prices in Jan-Mar despite weather, Mid-East disruptions

This year's January-March quarter saw coal sales at Sydney-based Whitehaven Coal perform strongly, amid the Middle East tensions and despite local supply disruptions during northern Australia's wet season, according to the firm's latest Q3 FY26 report.

During the past quarter, Whitehaven's operations in Queensland (QLD) achieved an average price of $170/tonne for sales of metallurgical coal, with double-digit rises being recorded both on quarter and on year, according to the report. Whitehaven attributed stronger met coal prices to tighter supply during the quarter due to wet-season