Great Lakes Limestone Trade Down 2.6% in September

Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.4 million tons in September, a decrease of 2.6% compared to a year ago.  Limestone cargos were below the month’s five-year average by 5.5%. Loadings from U.S. quarries totaled 2.8 million tons, a decrease of 2.4% from 2022. Shipments from Canadian quarries totaled 651,520 tons, a decrease of 3.5%. Year-to-date the limestone…

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Great Lakes Limestone Shipments Trending Down

Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 2.9 million tons in May, a decrease of 25.5% compared to a year ago. May’s loadings were also below the month’s five-year average by 24.5%. Loadings from U.S. quarries totaled 2.2 million tons, a decrease of 27.1% compared to 2022.  Shipments from Canadian quarries totaled 685,331 tons, a decrease of 19.9%. Year-to-date…

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