While global prices have been pressured by increased coal production in Indonesia, export volumes began to drop in June 2024, when Petro ordered a halt to shipments to Israel to protest its war in Gaza. “How stupid do you have to be to deliberately stop selling to your largest customer?” Because Columbia is just a narco state and it’s biggest export is drugs and its biggest trade partner is the USA. The USA is the fourth largest exporter of coal in the world, but our coal is much higher in quality (and cost) and is mainly used for metallurgical reasons (e.g., steel).
Author: UPI
Published at: 2025-10-07 22:27:04
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