Ningxia coal prices rose sharply in the fourth week of August

According to the market operation monitoring system of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, this week (August 21 to August 27), Ningxia coal price was 953.33 yuan/ton, an increase of 4.0%. The price of anthracite coal was 1,210 yuan/ton, up 8.0%. The price of bituminous coal was 825 yuan/ton, up 1.2%. Among them, the price of coking coal 1/3 coking coal is 710 yuan/ton, up 2.9%; the price of thermal coal with a calorific value of 5000-5500 kcal is 940 yuan/ton, which is unchanged. Coal prices have risen sharply. First, the hot weather is coming to an end, and the market demand for coal is gradually increasing; second, demand from downstream companies has begun to rise, and they have gradually begun to replenish their inventories. Comprehensive analysis shows that as the temperature gradually decreases, companies' demand for coal increases. It is expected that coal market prices will continue to show an upward trend in the later period.