Pellet prices continue to rise in September as well. Demand from pellet customers remains high despite the high pellet prices. Pellet buyers are stocking up their basements ahead of the heating season. There are currently no signs of a price drop or a stabilization of the market. Market observers do not expect this to happen before October.

Pellet prices continue to rise in September ahead of the start of the new heating season. As summer vacation comes to an end and the new heating season approaches, many owners of pellet stoves are stocking up on wood pellets. This is driving wood pellet prices even higher in September. Pellet customers who were still hesitant to buy in August are now replenishing their supplies, at least in part.

Last year, pellet customers also purchased their pellets primarily in August and September, which led to sharp price increases extending into October, as observed by the experts at Heizpellets24. This year, the situation looks similar. In October of last year, pellet prices then remained stable at the level they had reached, though sales volumes were very low. It wasn’t until the end of the year that pellet customers began purchasing larger quantities again to replenish their supplies.

Market analysts at Heizpellets24 therefore suspect that the current rise in pellet prices could come to a halt in late September or October, followed by a sideways trend. This would mean that purchasing opportunities in the fourth quarter of 2026 would be no worse than they are now. It’s possible that pellet prices could start to fall again in October or November as demand weakens. However, this is not certain. In September 2026, pellet prices will quite clearly continue to climb.

From today’s perspective, a stabilization in pellet prices in September—or even a decline—would come as a surprise to most market observers. In August, wood pellet prices rose by about 25 euros per metric ton. In July, wood pellet prices had already climbed by 50 euros, or 14 percent. Judging by dealers’ current asking prices in September, this does not appear to be the end of the price increase.

Despite the high prices, demand picked up significantly once again in the second half of August, according to data from the major sales portals. So far in September, purchase volumes have declined only very slightly.

Source: agrarheute.com