“Metallurgical coal demand and pricing declined rapidly over the last two months as a result of slowdowns in economies around the world,” said Patriot President and COO Ben Hatfield. “These actions are designed to bring our production in line with expected sales and focus capital resources on our lowest cost operations as we proceed with our reorganization.”
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Top 10 Coal Producing States & Regions
Week Ending (1/23/21) (in Thousand Short Tons) | YTD '21 | YTD '20 | % Change |
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Wyoming | 14,920 | 16,357 | -8.8 |
West Virginia | 4,304 | 5,034 | -14.5 |
Pennsylvania | 2,370 | 3,085 | -23.2 |
North Dakota | 2,147 | 1,991 | 7.8 |
Illinois | 1,982 | 2,489 | -20.4 |
Montana | 1,825 | 2,157 | -15.4 |
Kentucky | 1,430 | 1,993 | -28.2 |
Indiana | 1,269 | 1,634 | -22.3 |
Texas | 1,254 | 1,392 | -9.9 |
Utah | 970 | 976 | -0.6 |
Appalachian Total | 9,039 | 10,995 | -17.8 |
Interior Total | 5,755 | 7,136 | -19.4 |
Western Total | 21,322 | 23,166 | -8.0 |
U.S. Total | 36,116 | 41,297 | -12.5 |