The U.S. exported 781,576.4 metric tons of wood pellets in March, down from 796,490.2 metric tons exported the previous month and 938,622.3 metric tons exported in March 2024, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on May 6.

The U.S. exported wood pellets to more than a dozen countries in March. The U.K. was the top destination for U.S. wood pellet exports at 483,095.8 metric tons, followed by Japan at 115,759.8 metric tons and the Netherlands at 84,527 metric tons.

The value of U.S. wood pellet exports reached $165.18 million in March, up from $147.92 million in February, but down from $174.33 million in March of last year.

Total wood pellet exports for the first quarter of 2025 reached 2.4 million metric tons at a value of $471.06 million, compared to 2.38 million metric tons exported during the same period of 2024 at a value of $450.03 million.