In January and February 2026, U.S. coal production was 87.307 million short tons (approximately 79.2 million metric tons), a 3.3% increase from the 84.552 million short tons produced in the same period last year. Of this, February's coal production was 41.461 million short tons, a 4.4% increase year-on-year and a 9.6% decrease month-on-month.
In the first two months, U.S. coal exports amounted to 15.088 million short tons (approximately 13.69 million metric tons), a 0.2% decrease from the 15.113 million short tons in the same period last year Among them, the coal export volume in February was 7.603 million tons, an increase of 2.9% year-on-year and 1.6% month-on-month.