According to export data from theUSDepartment of Commerce,USexports of cut-lengthplatetotaled 74,388 mt in December 2021, down 20.8 percent from November but up 3.1 percent from December 2020 levels. By value, cut-lengthplateexports totaled $129.0 million in December, compared to $154.4 million in the previous month and $67.0 million the same month last year.
TheUSshipped the most cut-lengthplateto Mexico in December with 34,979 mt, compared to 45,327 mt in November and 36,523 mt in December 2020. Other top destinations included Canada, with 32,557 mt; Sweden, with 2,000 mt; Brazil, with 1,406 mt; and Australia, with 1,007 mt.