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China imported about 3.48 million tonnes of coking coal in April, down 44% from the corresponding period last year and down by 29% month on month, the latest Chinese Customs data showed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne coking coal prices remained largely unchanged on Monday May 24, with market participants cautiously waiting for a trend to emerge after last week's price fluctuations, sources told Fastmarkets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne coking coal prices were mixed on Friday May 28, with the fob market turning quiet but edging up, while mills were in no hurry to procure forward cargoes at high offer prices in the cfr market, sources told Fastmarkets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne premium hard coking coal prices climbed up in both the cfr and fob markets on Thursday May 27, with the supply of north American premium hard coking coal to China still limited and more buying activity in the fob market, source told Fastmarkets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne premium hard coking coal price surged in the fob market on rising activity, but cfr prices were largely stable on Tuesday on May 18, market sources told Fastmarkets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne coking coal prices maintained their upward trend in the cfr market amid low supply and necessary procurement activities, while the fob market was largely stable because most market participants had adopted a wait-and-see attitude on Monday May 17, sources told Fastmarkets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne coking coal prices were largely stable in the cfr market after more market participants became cautious in a fluctuating ferrous market while in the fob market, they maintained the uptrend on Friday May 21 due to increased buying interest, market sources told Fastmarkets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne hard coking coal pricesdiverged on Thursday May 20 with sentiment down in the cfr market after continued announcements from the Chinese government to keep commodity prices flat while sentiment stayed strong in the fob market amid active buying, sources said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne hard coking coal prices in the fob market gained support from restocking activity on Wednesday May 19, whereas major buyers in the cfr market stood on the sidelines, market sources said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The seaborne coking coal price remained at its elevated level in the cfr market amid bullish market sentiment as well as climbed up in the fob market due to growing buying interest on Wednesday May 12, market sources told Fastmarkets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne coking coal prices increased in the cfr market amid continuous tight supply and kept largely stable in the fob market due to overall sufficient resources in the spot market on Monday May 10, sources told Fastmarkets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne coking coal prices surged up in both the cfr and fob markets on Friday May 14 due to increased buying interest and positive market sentiment in both markets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne coking coal prices continued to increase in the cfr market on Friday May 7 amid expectations of further tight supply beause of the political tensions between China and Australia, market sources said. The fob market remained largely stable on the day amid soft buying activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne coking coal prices increased sharply in the cfr market due to tight supply and necessary procurement demand on Thursday May 6, while the fob market inched higher on the same day, market sources told Fastmarkets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne coking coal prices remained largely unchanged on Wednesday May 5, with participants awaiting China's return to the market after the Labor Day holiday. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne coking coal prices remained largely flat day on day on Tuesday May 4, despite some limited trading activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Limited trading activity in the seaborne coking coal market kept prices largely flat on Monday May 3. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne coking coal prices in the fob and cfr markets diverged on Wednesday April 28, with tight supply in the cfr market, especially for premium hard coking coal materials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne premium hard coking coal prices increased in the cfr market amid necessary procurement activity, which kept prices largely stable in the fob market on Tuesday April 27. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne premium hard coking coal prices climbed up in both the cfr and fob markets on April 26 Monday, with Fastmarkets' premium hard coking coal index at a three-year high point of $221.61 per tonne cfr Jingtang, China on April 26, sources said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne coking coal prices climbed in the cfr market amid tight supply and rising offers on Friday April 30, but inched lower in the fob market amid soft buying activity, market sources told Fastmarkets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne premium hard coking coal prices were largely stable in both the cfr and fob markets on Thursday April 29, with the cfr market in tight supply of seaborne coking coal amid limited buying interest in the fob market due to the Covid-19 spread in India, market sources told Fastmarkets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne premium hard coking coal prices edged up slightly on Monday April 19. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne premium hard coking coal prices kept largely stable in both the fob and cfr markets on Friday April 23 without visible changes to seaborne supply and demand, market sources said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Anglo American has revised down its overall 2021 production guidance for coking coal to 14-16 million tonnes, from 18-20 million tonnes previously. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne premium hard coking coal prices edged higher in the fob market on Thursday April 22, boosted by an increase in restocking activity, but cfr prices continued to be relatively flat, sources told Fastmarkets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Over July 2020 to March 2021, BHP's metallurgical coal production volume came to 29 million tonnes, down by 2% year on year, BHP's latest quarterly report on April 21 shows. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The seaborne premium hard coking coal price in the cfr China was relatively flat and fell in the fob market on Wednesday April 21. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The premium hard coking coal price increased in the cfr market on Monday April 12 due to necessary replenishment demand from some large-sized Chinese steel mills, while the fob price inched down slightly amid weak buying activity, market sources told Fastmarkets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Premium hard coking coal prices were largely stable in the cfr and fob markets on Friday April 16 amid limited trading activity, market sources said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An announcement to step up safety inspections on coal mines in China earlier this week has improved sentiment in the country's domestic coking coal market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The premium hard coking coal price slipped slightly in the fob market after both sellers and buyers adopted a 'wait-and-see' attitude while the cfr market continued to climb up amid limited tradable seaborne resources in China on Thursday April 15, sources said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The premium hard coking coal price inched up in the fob market due to increased procurement activity while the cfr market remained largely stable at the elevated level on Wednesday April 14, sources said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The premium hard coking coal price continued higher in the cfr market on April Tuesday 13, reflecting a supply shortage both in domestic and import premium cargoes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The premium hard coking coal price stayed largely flat in both the cfr and fob markets on Friday April 9 due to weak demand from end-users, market sources told Fastmarkets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The premium hard coking coal price kept largely steady in the cfr market on April 8 due to the large gap between offers and bids due to supply tightness and weak demand while the fob premium hard coking coal price slightly slipped amid low trading, market sources said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The seaborne premium hard coking coal price stayed largely flat in the fob market and decreased in the cfr market on April 7 Wednesday after major buyers in south China became cautious to buy seaborne cargoes amid uncertain limits on import coal quotas, market sources told Fastmarkets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne premium hard coking coal prices in the cfr market remained largely unchanged due to weak supply and demand, while prices in the fob market edged up on an increase in buying interest on Tuesday April 6, sources told Fastmarkets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne coking coal prices were largely steady on Monday April 5 amid an absence of buyers in China due to the country observing a public holiday for the annual Tomb-Sweeping Day. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne premium hard coking coal price inched slightly higher in both the cfr and fob markets on Thursday April 1 due to limited tradable resources in the cfr market and growing buying interest in the fob market, sources said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne premium hard coking coal prices remained largely stable in both the fob and cfr markets on Wednesday March 31, with little trading activity apparent, sources told Fastmarkets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The seaborne premium hard coking coal price in the fob market inched higher on Tuesday March 30 amid increasing buying interest, while the price was largely stable in the cfr China market despite China's falling metallurgical coke prices, sources said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Chinese seaborne premium hard coking coal price slightly increased on Monday March 29 due to limited supply of both domestic and imported material, while remaining largely stable in the fob market on expectations of new demand. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The seaborne premium hard coking coal price edged higher in both the cfr and fob markets on Thursday March 25 with new replenishment demand from some end-users, sources said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne premium hard coking coal price moved up in the fob market on Wednesday March 24, with new buying interest for low-priced cargoes, sources said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne premium hard coking coal prices slipped in both the cfr and fob market on Tuesday March 23, with more trading activity at lower prices in the latter market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne premium hard coking coal prices in the cfr and fob markets diverged on Monday March 22, with tight supply supporting the cfr market and ample supply in the fob market, sources said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne premium hard coking coal price in both the fob and cfr markets stabilized on Friday March 18 because most traders were unwilling to cut their offers to a large degree, sources said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The seaborne premium hard coking coal price in the fob market inched down amid a stable cfr market on Thursday March 18 because buyers in China were concerned about Mongolian coking coal exports to China, sources said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The seaborne premium hard coking coal price in the fob market inched down on Wednesday March 17 with most market participants adopting a wait-and-see attitude, sources said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]