The U.S. exported 938,662.3 metric tons of wood pellets in March, up from 696,692.9 metric tons in February and 909,787.1 metric tons in March of last year, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on May 2.&nbsp;The U.S. exported wood pellets to approximately 18 countries in March. The U.K. was the top destination for U.S. wood pellet exports at 554,934.5 metric tons, followed by the Netherlands at 129,622 metric tons, Denmark at 94,706 metric tons, Japan at 76,995.4 metric tons, the French West Indies at 50,000 metric tons and Belgium-Luxembourg at 29,436.4 metric tons.&nbsp;The value of U.S. wood pellet exports reached $174.33 million in March, up from $135.66 million the previous month and $169.43 million in March 2023.&nbsp;Total wood pellet exports for the first quarter of 2024 reached 2.38 million metric tons at a value of $450.03 million, compared to 2.18 million metric tons exported during the same period of 2023 at a value of $402.08 million.Additional data is available on the USDA FAS&nbsp;<a href="https://apps.fas.usda.gov/Gats/default.aspx">website</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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The U.S. exported 938,662.3 metric tons of wood pellets in March, up from 696,692.9 metric tons in February and 909,787.1 metric tons in March of last year, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on May 2. 

USDA: US wood pellet exports top 938,662 metric tons in March

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