U.S. Wood Pellet Exports Up Month-Over-Month and Year-Over-Year in December 2021
USDA: US pellet exports reach 7.52 million metric tons in 2021
According to data released on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, by the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service, the U.S. exported 774,410.2 metric tons of wood pellets in December. This up from 764,259.6 metric tons in November, and up 564,826.2 metric tons in December 2020.
The U.S. exported wood pellets to more than a dozen countries in December. The U.K. was the top destination for U.S. wood pellet exports at 468,367.6 metric tons, followed by the Netherlands at 114,434.3 metric tons and Denmark at 91,434 metric tons.
The value of U.S. wood pellet exports was at $99.09 million in December, down from $102.06 million in November but up from $75.68 million in December 2020.
Total pellet exports for 2021 reached 7.52 million metric tons at a value of $1.06 billion, compared to 7.26 million metric tons exported in 2020 at a value of $981.46 million.
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