Lakes Limestone Trade Up 1 Percent in 2011
Cleveland – Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 28,153,642 net tons in 2011, an increase of 1 percent over 2010, but a decrease of 10.2 percent compared to the trade’s 5-year average.
Shipments from U.S. quarries increased 3.5 percent compared to a year ago, but were 7.9 percent off the trade’s 5-year average. Loadings at Canadian quarries slipped by 9.3 percent compared to a year ago, and fell even further – 19.4 percent – when compared to the trade’s 5-year average.