Coal decreased 18.15 USD/MT or 18.08% since the beginning of 2019, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Historically, Coal reached an all time high of 139.05 in January of 2011 and a record low of 48.80 in January of 2016.

Coal is expected to trade at 80.97 USD/MT by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate it to trade at 77.23 in 12 months time.


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Energy Price Day Weekly Monthly Yearly Date
Crude Oil 59.4186 1.88 -3.06% -5.49% -9.82% -15.97% May/23
Brent 69.0688 1.91 -2.69% -4.89% -7.38% -12.34% May/23
Natural gas 2.5619 0.02 0.87% -2.92% 4.06% -12.86% May/23
Gasoline 1.9404 0.05 -2.71% -5.89% -8.84% -13.13% May/23
Heating oil 2.0017 0.05 -2.49% -5.72% -4.62% -11.69% May/23
Ethanol 1.3565 0.01 -0.80% 1.08% 4.11% -9.38% May/23
Naphtha 553.91 4.66 -0.83% 0.07% -1.74% -17.74% May/22
Propane 0.59 0.01 -1.15% -4.64% -8.26% -36.31% May/22
Uranium 24.6000 0.00 0.00% 0.00% -4.65% 7.42% May/22

Metals Price Day Weekly Monthly Yearly Date
Gold 1,280.35 6.74 0.53% -0.47% 0.42% -1.85% May/23
Silver 14.4953 0.08 0.55% -0.41% -2.85% -12.82% May/23
Platinum 795.00 4.00 -0.50% -4.16% -9.50% -12.54% May/23

Agricultural Price Day Weekly Monthly Yearly Date
Soybeans 821.4471 8.25 -1.00% -2.18% -3.95% -20.69% May/23
Wheat 476.1882 2.50 0.53% 1.97% 10.17% -10.20% May/23
Cotton 67.63 0.88 1.32% 1.24% -10.74% -22.67% May/23
Rice 11.3505 0.02 0.13% 3.99% 11.01% -1.81% May/23
Palm Oil 1,974.00 34.00 -1.69% -4.22% -5.05% -20.21% May/23
Cheese 1.6900 0.00 0.12% -0.18% 2.92% 3.17% May/22
Milk 16.33 0.04 0.25% 0.37% 2.58% 7.15% May/22
Lumber 319.00 1.10 0.35% -2.80% 1.30% -45.87% May/22
Wool 1,893.00 0.00 0.00% -3.02% -2.57% -3.52% May/22
Tea 3.33 0.00 0.00% 2.46% 31.10% 33.20% May/22
Cocoa 2,407.00 6.00 -0.25% 1.48% 6.50% -7.53% May/23
Rubber 206.00 1.00 -0.48% 1.48% 10.16% 13.19% May/23
Orange Juice 100.00 1.80 1.83% -2.44% -0.45% -40.62% May/23
Canola 446.70 0.90 0.20% -0.07% 1.73% -17.12% May/23
Sugar 11.61 0.01 -0.09% -1.44% -8.44% -6.22% May/23
Oat 311.4704 0.75 0.24% 5.85% 4.70% 27.65% May/23
Coffee 91.00 0.75 -0.82% 1.11% 0.61% -24.51% May/23
Corn 395.7015 0.50 0.13% 4.41% 14.12% -2.11% May/23

Livestock Price Day Weekly Monthly Yearly Date
Live Cattle 110.5043 0.15 -0.14% 0.76% -13.89% 5.85% May/23
Lean Hogs 89.6023 0.05 -0.06% -2.42% 2.02% 19.75% May/23
Feeder Cattle 135.1954 0.25 -0.18% -0.54% -9.64% -0.88% May/23
Beef 10.77 0.00 0.00% -0.19% -1.19% 11.95% May/22
Poultry 4.96 0.00 0.00% 0.20% 4.64% 46.75% May/22

Industrial Price Day Weekly Monthly Yearly Date
Copper 2.6692 0.02 -0.82% -3.24% -8.51% -13.49% May/23
Steel 4,196.00 47.00 1.13% 0.89% 2.17% 2.89% May/13
Bitumen 3,574.00 76.00 -2.08% -1.97% -0.17% 17.33% May/23
Coal 82.50 0.90 -1.08% -0.60% -5.82% -20.00% May/23
Palladium 1,317.30 2.80 0.21% -0.99% -7.04% 35.18% May/23
Cobalt 34,500 0.00 0.00% 0.00% -1.43% -62.60% May/22
Lead 1,794.00 0.00 0.00% 0.48% -6.59% -27.34% May/22
Aluminum 1,779.00 17.00 -0.95% -4.10% -4.66% -22.01% May/22
Tin 19,325.00 150.00 -0.77% -2.62% -2.84% -5.39% May/22
Zinc 2,542.00 35.00 -1.36% -3.20% -7.50% -16.22% May/22
Nickel 12,068.00 0.00 0.00% 1.31% -4.13% -17.30% May/22
Iron Ore 104.00 1.00 0.97% 6.12% 8.90% 60.00% May/22
Molybdenum 28.50 0.00 0.00% 0.00% -2.56% -5.00% May/22
Neodymium 387,500.00 45,000.00 13.14% 14.81% 14.81% -6.06% May/22
Iron Ore 62% fe 97.0400 0.48 0.50% 3.37% 4.12% 46.25% May/22
Rhodium 2,875.00 0.00 0.00% -1.03% -2.54% 28.35% May/22
Lithium 100.78 0.23 -0.23% -2.87% -10.39% -21.29% May/22
Manganese 37.00 0.00 0.00% -1.33% -2.63% -6.33% May/22
Soda Ash 1,960.00 0.00 0.00% -1.18% -0.68% -5.05% May/23

Index Price Day Weekly Monthly Yearly Date
Baltic Dry 1,059.00 10.00 0.95% 1.53% 28.99% -4.51% May/22
LME Index 2,820.50 0.00 0.00% -0.62% -6.03% -15.33% May/22
S&P GSCI 2,597.09 0.00 0.00% 1.47% -2.41% -9.25% May/22
CRB Index 186.71 2.56 -1.35% -2.07% -4.12% -11.23% May/23


Coal

Coal is the major fuel used for generating electricity worldwide. The biggest producer and consumer of coal is China. Other big producers include: United States, India, Australia, Indonesia, Russia, South Africa, Germany and Poland. The biggest exporters of coal are: Indonesia, Australia, Russia, United States, Colombia, South Africa and Kazakhstan. Futures are available for trading in the Intercontinental Exchange and on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The standard GC Newcastle contact listed on ICE weights 1,000 metric tonnes. This page provides - Coal - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Coal - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2019.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
82.50 83.40 139.05 48.80 2009 - 2019 USD/MT Daily