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SYDNEY, April 13 (Reuters) - Australia's Whitehaven Coal Ltd (WHC) said on Thursday that coking coal prices will remain high for months and that it will boost its own sales as supply disruption caused by Cyclone Debbie reverberates through markets.
The disruption caused by the cyclone could lead to the potential loss of 15 million tonnes of coking and thermal coal exports from Australia, Whitehaven said in a statement.
"This loss of exports is likely to be positive for coal prices until normal production and shipments resume and any contract delivery shortfall recovered, which could take some months," the company said.