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Pellet prices in Germany, like natural gas, have seen a rally in recent months. Over the course of the year, the price for one tonne in a six-tonne bundle of 366 euros in January rose to 764 euros in September.<\/p>\n
One ton cost an average of 499 euros nationwide in mid-January. This is still more than 133 Euro than in the same period last year. However, the pellet price in December 2022 was still 537 euros. The price is falling for the fourth time in a row, as data from the\u00a0German Pellet Institute<\/strong>\u00a0(DEPI), an industry association, show. DEPI regularly raises pellet prices to 15. every month.<\/p>\n Pellet price evolution in Germany (EUR per tonne for 6t purchases)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \"So far, there has been an oversupply of pellets,\" explains Martin Bentele, Managing Director of DEPI. There were more pellets than were heated. According to data, German manufacturers exported around 200,000 tonnes last year.<\/p>\n This has also been reflected in prices in recent years. The average annual increase was between 2012 and 2021 at a moderate 0.24 percent, data from the DEPI show. But things were different this summer. Demand was three times greater than supply,\" says Emil Sopper of the Baywa conglomerate, one of Germany's largest pellet dealers.<\/p>\n More and more consumers are switching to wood heating. \"Demand has increased sharply since the war in Ukraine,\" says Bentele, an expert who believes that consumers are afraid of gas shortages and are hoping for lower heating costs compared to fossil fuels.<\/p>\n \"Many existing heating operators are also panicking and are buying in stock,\" Bentele said. Production cannot respond quickly enough to the increased demand. \"Manufacturers are planning more plants, but it takes an average of two years for them to be operational and more can be produced. \"Hamster purchases drove prices up even more.<\/p>\n In addition, the high energy prices also make production more expensive. Producing pellets is very energy-intensive,\" Bentele explains.<\/p>\n Logistics also caused problems. There were no special trucks capable of loading wood pellets into the tank with a built-in vacuum cleaner. We had already ordered ten new trucks last year,\" says Holzpellet dealer Sopper. Not a single truck has been delivered yet \u2013 the truck manufacturer is missing assembly parts due to interrupted supply chains.<\/p>\n When will pellets become cheaper again? Dealer Sopper also sees sustainable relaxation.\" We have a functioning market for pellet prices,\" he says. Demand has fallen as existing customers' warehouses are now filled. \"Now new customers or large commercial customers are buying more,\" Sopper explains.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pellet prices in Germany, like natural gas, have seen a rally in recent months. Over the course of the year, the price for one tonne in a six-tonne bundle of 366 euros in January rose to 764 euros in September. … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/timberindustrynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pellet-52-263x300.jpg\")
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\nPellet prices have been falling since October 2022. Wood pellet prices also fell significantly in November and December. The rising trend has stopped,\" Bentele says. Demand is declining and most consumers' warehouses are filled.<\/p>\n