Atlantic met coal at risk from US supply shortages: sources

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The Atlantic coking coal marketremains at risk of US supply shortages as costs,including rail fees, remain high to possibly erodeminers’ cash positions, sources said Thursday.The situation is made worse by soft domesticdemand and relatively low export prices, asbuyers still seek out $70/mt FOB high-vol B.US steelmakers have reduced cokeand coal procurement needs, with a largerimpact from this trend maybe felt on northernAppalachian miners as coke plants shut.