US Wood Pellet Exports Decline in September
USDA: US wood pellet exports at 857,137 tons in September
The US exported 857,136.9 metric tons of wood pellets in September, down 5.0% from August and 1.0% from September 2025, a Biomass Magazine review (11-4-26) of data released by the US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service shows.
The US exported wood pellets to approximately 20 countries in September. The top destination was the UK at 665,282.9 metric tons, followed by Italy at 51,914.6 metric tons and Japan at 49,514.4 metric tons.
The value of US wood pellet exports was $167.38 million in September, down 2.0% from August and 1.0% from September 2025.
Total wood pellet exports for the first nine months of 2026 reached 8.28 million metric tons at a value of $1.59 billion, compared with 7.58 million metric tons valued at $1.46 billion during the same period last year.
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