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Australia exported 12.49 million tonnes of coking coal in October 2026, down 10.8% from September but up 1.8% from a year earlier. Stronger Chinese buying offset weaker shipments to India and South Korea.
Exports over the first ten months of 2026 increased 4.3% to 126.52 million tonnes, pointing to growth in total shipments alongside a changing mix of destinations.
Shipments to India fell 46.2% from September to 1.26 million tonnes, the lowest monthly volume in a year. Coking coal's share of Australia's total coal exports fell from 46% in September to 39% in October as thermal coal shipments increased.