According to the monitoring data of the business agency, the price of thermal coal is deadlocked this week. On July 17, the energy index was 1145 points, unchanged from yesterday, down 26.65% from the highest point 1561 points in the cycle (2021-10-21), and up 124.07% from the lowest point 511 points on March 1, 2016. (Note: the period refers to 2011-12-01 to now)

This week, the price of thermal coal is in a stalemate. The normal production and sales of coal mines in the main producing areas are dominated by state-owned large mines, and the marketable resources of coal are limited. The overall production and sales of mining areas are stable; In the downstream port market, the recent transaction is still relatively deadlocked, the power plant inventory is still high, the market purchase willingness is insufficient, and the coal price is more cautious. Under the shipping cost, the traders’ quotation is relatively strong, and the transaction is relatively deadlocked.

The data released by the National Bureau of statistics on July 14 showed that the national coal prices rose and fell in the first ten days of July. The specific price changes of each coal are as follows: the price of anthracite (washing medium block, volatile ≤ 8%) is 1857.5 yuan / ton, down 132.5 yuan / ton, or 6.7% from the previous period. The price of ordinary blended coal (blended coal of Shanxi pulverized coal and lump coal, with a calorific value of 4500 kcal) was 954.3 yuan / ton, an increase of 12.9 yuan / ton or 1.4% over the previous period. The price of Shanxi Dahuang (mixed coal with good quality and calorific value of 5000 kcal) was 1067.1 yuan / ton, an increase of 5.7 yuan / ton or 0.5% over the previous period. The price of Shanxi Youhun (high-quality blended coal with a calorific value of 5500 kcal) was 1247.1 yuan / ton, an increase of 5.7 yuan / ton or 0.5% over the previous period. The price of Datong blended coal (Datong blended coal with a calorific value of 5800 kcal) was 1337.1 yuan / ton, an increase of 5.7 yuan / ton or 0.4% over the previous period.

According to the analysts of business society, in terms of origin, the output of coal in the main origin remains stable, the downstream market is deadlocked, and the enthusiasm for procurement is not high. It is still mainly to supplement Changxie coal, and affected by the policy, the coal prices in ports and origin return to a reasonable space. It is comprehensively expected that the thermal coal will be vibrated, sorted out and operated, depending on the downstream market demand.