Lakes Limestone Trade Down 3.7 Percent in September
CLEVELAND, OHIO ~~~~~ October 23, 2022 (LSNews) Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.5 million tons in September, a decrease of 3.7 percent compared to a year ago. Limestone cargos were below the month’s 5-year average by 2.7 percent.
Loadings from U.S. quarries totaled 2.9 million tons, a decrease of 5.4 percent from 2021. Shipments from Canadian quarries totaled 675,023 tons, a decrease of 1.3 percent.
Year-to-date the limestone trade stands at 21.1 million tons, a near match compared to a year ago. Loadings from Michigan and Ohio quarries total 16.7 million tons, an increase of less than 1 percent. Shipments from Ontario quarries total 4.4 million tons, a decrease 3.4 percent.
GREAT LAKES LIMESTONE TRADE: SEPTEMBER 2017-2022 AND LONG-TERM AVERAGE
(NET TONS)
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2017
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2018
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2019
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2020
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2021
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2022
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Average
2017-2021
|
|
U.S. Ports
|
2,867,135
|
2,921,027
|
3,270,324
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2,693,111
|
3,022,989
|
2,859,853
|
2,954,917
|
|
Canadian Ports
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609,425
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710,782
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784,589
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631,840
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684,234
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675,023
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684,174
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|
Total
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3,476,560
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3,631,809
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4,054,913
|
3,324,951
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3,671,223
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3,534,876
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3,631,891
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YEAR-TO-DATE 2017-2022 AND LONG-TERM AVERAGE
(NET TONS)
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2017
|
2018
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2019
|
2020
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2021
|
2022
|
Average
2017-2021
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U.S. Ports
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16,510,035
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17,018,993
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19,147,903
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15,383,253
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16,531,770
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16,669,959
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16,918,391
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|
Canadian Ports
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3,633,578
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3,968,955
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4,263,902
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3,944,368
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4,554,653
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4,401,647
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4,073,091
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Total
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20,143,613
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20,987,948
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23,411,805
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19,327,621
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21,086,423
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21,071,606
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20,991,482
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U.S. ports: Calcite, MI; Cedarville, MI; Drummond Island, MI; Marblehead, OH; Port Inland, MI; and Presque Isle, MI. Canadian ports: Bruce Mines, Manitoulin Island, Port Colborne (from August 2017 on), and Smelter Bay (all Ontario).
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