Limestone shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 3.6 million tons in May, a 6.8 percent decline compared to a year ago.
The May drop follows a 21.6 percent decrease the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA) reported on for April.
According to LCA, May’s loadings were above the month’s five-year average by 1.1 percent. Loadings from U.S. quarries decreased 6.9 percent year-over-year to 2.9 million tons. Shipments from Canadian quarries totaled 688,697 tons – a decrease of 6.2 percent.
On the year, the Great Lakes limestone trade is down 13.2 percent to 5.6 million tons. Loadings from Michigan and Ohio quarries are at 4.6 million tons, a decrease of 11.9 percent. Shipments from Ontario quarries are down 18.4 percent to 985,761 tons.
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