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Uranium Marketing Annual Report

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Table 20. U.S. broker and trader purchases of uranium by origin, supplier, and delivery year, 2017–2021
thousand pounds U3O8 equivalent; dollars per pound U3O8 equivalent
Deliveries 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Received U.S.-origin uranium
Purchases 3,501 1,765 W W 938
Weighted-average price 19.88 28.20 W W 42.71
Received foreign-origin uranium
Purchases 35,156 34,400 W W 42,537
Weighted-average price 24.83 30.61 W W 34.94
Total received by U.S. brokers and traders
Purchases 38,657 36,165 38,394 34,411 43,474
Weighted-average price 24.38 30.49 33.09 30.14 35.10
Received from foreign suppliers
Purchases 14,060 18,870 20,757 14,436 16,637
Weighted-average price 29.93 30.84 33.43 31.51 33.53
W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Weighted-average prices are not adjusted for inflation.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-858, Uranium Marketing Annual Survey (2017–2021)