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    Met Coal Prices: Supply Outpaces Demand

    Written by Sandy Williams


    Met coal prices are plummeting and oversupply is the problem, says Goldman Sachs. On Friday, Goldman cut its metallurgical coal average price estimate for 2014 to $141 per metric ton from $150 due to higher Australian output and slower demand from China along with “limited U.S. supply rationalization.”

    Bank of America Merrill Lynch agrees that miners need to idle capacity to return to more normal pricing but global producers are unwilling to do so. BofAML says the “seven-year low met coal spot prices as reported by Platts reflects a deeply troubled market.”

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