South African Coal Export Prices Fall to Lowest in Two Weeks
February 10, 2012, 10:27 AM ESTBy Marek Strzelecki
Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Coal export prices at South Africa’s Richards Bay, the continent’s biggest terminal for shipping the fuel, decreased to the lowest level in two weeks.
Prices fell $1.45, or 1.4 percent, to an average $105.72 a metric ton in the week ended Feb. 3, according to data on Bloomberg from IHS McCloskey. That’s the lowest level since Jan. 20.
The price is quoted on a free-on-board basis, which excludes delivery costs.
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