The Lake Carriers' Association reports that shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.5 million tons in July, a decrease of less than one percent compared to 2024. The trade was below the month's 5-year average by 6.7 percent.

Loadings from U.S. quarries totaled 2.9 million tons, a decrease of one percent compared to a year ago. Shipments from Canadian quarries decreased by less than one percent to 646,418 tons.

Year-to-date the Lakes limestone trade stands at 12.7 million tons, a decrease of five percent compared to a year ago. Loadings from Michigan and Ohio quarries total 10.4 million tons, a decrease of 3.2 percent. Shipments from Ontario quarries total 2.3 million tons, a decrease of 12.6 percent compared to 2024.

Source: Lake Carriers' Association

 

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