Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.2 million tons in October, a decrease of 3.8 percent compared to 2024. Limestone cargos were also below the month’s 5-year average by 10.7
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.2 million tons in October, a decrease of 3.8 percent compared to 2024. Limestone cargos were also below the month’s 5-year average by 10.7 percent.
Loadings from U.S. quarries totaled 2.6 million tons, a 6.1 percent reduction. Shipments from Canadian quarries increased 6.8 percent to 626,805 tons.
Year-to-date, the limestone trade stands at 22.8 million tons, a decrease of 5.6 percent compared to a year ago. Loadings from Michigan and Ohio quarries decreased 4.5 percent from last year to 18.6 million tons; while shipments from Ontario quarries total 4.2 million tons, a decrease of 10 percent.
GREAT LAKES LIMESTONE TRADE: OCTOBER 2020-2025 AND LONG-TERM AVERAGE
(NET TONS)
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
Average
| |
|
U.S. Ports |
2,574,791 |
2,915,616 |
3,197,709 |
2,992,462 |
2,740,218 |
2,573,839 |
2,884,159 |
|
Canadian Ports |
708,406 |
638,517 |
736,157 |
835,201 |
587,069 |
626,805 |
701,070 |
|
Total |
3,283,197 |
3,554,133 |
3,933,866 |
3,827,663 |
3,327,287 |
3,200,644 |
3,585,229 |
YEAR-TO-DATE 2020-2025 AND LONG-TERM AVERAGE
(NET TONS)
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023* |
2024 |
2025 |
Average
| |
|
U.S. Ports |
17,958,044 |
19,447,386 |
19,867,668 |
19,401,470 |
19,477,391 |
18,601,030 |
19,230,392 |
|
Canadian Ports |
4,652,774 |
5,193,170 |
5,137,804 |
4,886,669 |
4,672,909 |
4,208,832 |
4,908,665 |
|
Total |
22,610,818 |
24,640,556 |
25,005,472 |
24,288,139 |
24,150,300 |
22,809,862 |
24,139,057 |
*Revised 7/11/24
U.S. ports:
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