April 13 (Reuters) - Whitehaven Coal Ltd WHC.AX :
* Managed quarterly saleable coal production 5.1mt
* Record managed quarterly ROM coal production 5.7mt
* Managed quarterly coal sales 4.9mt
* Following impact of cyclone Debbie, enquiries for metallurgical coal have increased substantially
* Given existing committed sales volumes, expecting an increase in metallurgical coal sales in final quarter of year
* Whitehaven confirms its full year production guidance of 21mt to 22mt of saleable coal production.
* Negotiations for June quarter benchmark prices metallurgical and annual benchmark price for thermal coal stalled as customers and coal miners assess impact of cyclone.
* "Price settlement is now likely to occur late in April at earliest & is forecast to be at higher prices than were expected some weeks ago" Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: WHC.AX