Turkey Thermal Coal Imports Soared by 52.92% MoM in June, 2020
Turkey latest foreign trade statistics show that in June, Turkey thermal coal imports increased slightly from the same period last year, an increase of more than 50% from May, the second consecutive month of growth.

In June, Turkey imported a total of 2.7191 million tons of thermal coal (bituminous coal), a slight increase of 0.15% from 2.715 million tons in the same period of the previous year, and a 52.92% increase from the 1,7782 million tons in May.

In June, Turkey imported the most thermal coal from Russia, which was 1.643 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 77.92% and 182.5% month on month respectively. It imported 997,200 tons of thermal coal from Colombia, a decrease of 40.12% and 16.5% from the previous year and month respectively.

In the same month, Turkey thermal coal imports amounted to160 million dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 18.9% and a month-on-month increase of 54.9%. The average import price is estimated to be USD 58.85 per ton, a year-on-year decrease of 19.02% and a month-on-month increase of 1.3%.