Limestone shipments on the Great Lakes fell 7.3% in June to 3.4m tons according to the Lake Carriers’ Association.
Loadings from US quarries at 2.8 million tons were down 5.5% compared to a year ago, while shipments from Canadian quarries of 668,000 tons, were down 14.3%.
Year-to-date the Great Lakes limestone trade stands at 8.8 million tons, down 10.4% compared to a year ago, according to the association.
Loadings from Michigan and Ohio quarries were 7.1 million tons, down 9.2%. Shipments from Ontario quarries at 1.6 million tons were down 15.5%.
