according to data from luoyang important production materials monitoring system, a unified platform for the ministry of commerce’s business systems, in the second week of september (september 9-september 15), the average retail price of coal (bituminous coal) in luoyang was 675 yuan/ tons, a month-on-month decrease of 0.4%. coal prices in luoyang dropped slightly last week. as the weather turns cooler, power plant daily consumption shows a seasonal nward trend, and inventories remain at high levels, resulting in mediocre enthusiasm for nstream purchasing. some power plants have plans to shut n for maintenance, and industrial power consumption is also mediocre. most of them are long-term contracts, and short-term nstream purchasing power is still insufficient. it is expected that coal prices may continue to remain weak in the future.
