Prices – Coal Mid-Year Update 2025 – Analysis

In Spring 2025, coal markets exhibited greater stability, with more muted movements compared to the volatility of previous years. Thermal coal prices declined due to ongoing stock surpluses in China and

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Coal prices have collapsed from the record highs they hit last year and will have to fall even further to become competitive.

Global coal demand hits record levels but shows signs of decline

After years of post-COVID growth, coal demand hits a plateau in 2025, with regional shifts and falling prices reshaping global energy dynamics.

US export coal prices fall on slowing global economy

US domestic coal prices were mixed in July, with western coal moving higher and eastern coal falling sharply. High steam coal inventories are likely to maintain pressure on coal markets through the

Long duration energy storage could keep prices down as coal retires

A group of long-duration energy storage developers has urged federal and state governments to ramp up energy storage deployment, as coal-fired power stations are phased out.

Coal Markets

About the Coal Markets Report The Coal Markets Report summarizes average weekly coal commodity spot prices by coal regions in the United States. The historical data for coal commodity spot market

Coal''s Four-Year Lows Hide a Coming Global Supply Squeeze

Australian thermal coal contracts, the benchmark for Asia, are hovering close to $100 a ton thanks to a mild winter and global oversupply, a price level last seen in May 2021, before the energy

Coal Prices 2025

High gas prices caused a brief increase in the use of coal, but Japan persisted in its drive for greener energy. Although the need for coal to generate electricity remained constant, global market forces

Weakening demand, steady supply: What''s driving coal''s price decline

Coal (Australia) prices are forecast to fall by 27 percent (y/y) in 2025 and by a further 5 percent in 2026, amid a slowdown in global economic growth and weaker coal demand.

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Thermal coal prices have had a steep fall so far this year, after hitting record highs in early September 2022. However, prices remain high by historical standards, trending higher than