Russia’s coal production grew 6.8% year-on-year in the first seven months of 2017; Indian state ports’ coal import in July fell 13.74%; South Africa’s June thermal coal export down 9%; China’s coal imports in July down 8.25% year-on-year; US coal production, meanwhile, grew 14.5% to 465.8 million short tons in the first seven months of 2017. All of these, however, failed to drag down thermal coal prices.To subscribe please click here