The U.S. exported 819,341.5 metric tons of wood pellets in April, down from 938,662.3 metric tons the previous month, but up from 720,209.2 metric tons in April of last year, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on June 6.
The U.S. exported wood pellets to approximately 16 countries in April. The U.K. was the top destination for U.S. wood pellet exports at 500,136.1 metric tons, followed by Japan at 180,621 metric tons, France at 62,371.9 metric tons, the Netherlands at 32,400.9 metric tons and Belgium-Luxembourg at 24,717.8 metric tons.
The value of U.S. wood pellet exports was at $157.26 million in April, down from $174.33 million in March, but up from $129.17 million in April 2023.
Total U.S. wood pellet exports for the first four months of 2024 reached nearly 3.2 million metric tons at a value of $607.29 million, compared to 2.9 million metric tons exported during the same period of last year at a value of $531.25 million.
Additional data is available on the USDA FAS website.