29 April 2021 | 07:57am StockMarketWire.com - Mining giant Glencore reported first-quarter production was 'broadly in line' with its expectations as coal production fell and copper production increased. The company also forecast full-year marketing earnings within the top half of guidance. '[W]e expect full year marketing EBIT to be within the top half of our long-term $2.2-3.2 billion p.a. guidance range,' the company said. Coal production fell 23% to 24.5 million tonnes and ferrochrome production of was 3% up on Q1 2020. 'Coal production was down 7.4 million tonnes, reflecting Prodeco's care and maintenance status and the market-related production cuts in Australia, actioned in H2 2020,' the company said.