Mongolia's H1 coal exports surge 56% YoY

Mongolia's exports of coal for all uses totalled 59.21 million tonnes in the first half of 2026, surging 56% from the same period of last year, according to the latest data from Mongolia's Customs General Administration (CGA).

As China received all of Mongolia's coal exports in H1, robust shipments during the period also caused protracted stock pressure at China-Mongolia border ports, as reported. At Ganqimaodu, the main coal conduit between the two countries in North China's Inner Mongolia, Mongolian coal stocks had remained at sizeable levels of