The citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina will welcome new, higher prices of all energy, compared to the same period last year this season. Only coal prices remained unchanged.
“By comparing third quarters last year with this year, we can say that there was a growth of prices from 10 to 25 percent, depending on the type of firewood.
Thus, the price of a cropped tree, which is traditionally the most sought after energy market, last year in this period was 133, while this year 148 KM was included in the spatial meter to the customer’s address. Similar change also happened on Buk’s briquette, which is now a price of 351 km per ton.
When it comes to the wooden pellet, the price for one tonne of ENPLUS A2 is in the third quarter of 2024. was 367, and this year it was 389 km per ton “, said Muhammad Helac from the” Logoschec. “
The price depends on the quality
As Tuzlainfo writes, current prices depend on the quality class. The lower-class pellet, which is produced by some rough sawdust and has a larger amount of ash, can still be found at the price below 400 km per ton, mostly from 370 to 390 km.
A better-quality Pellet A1, which contains less moisture and ash, is now sold in the range of 420 to 450 km per ton. Some distributors warn that, as the heating season approaches, the price of A1 pellets could also cross 500 KM per tonne, especially if the demand continues to grow at this pace.
On the purchase online platform OLX Prices are in the moment of posting the text range from 300 KM for weaker quality, up to 500 km per ton.
Due to the growth of demand from abroad, especially the EU market, the price of a wooden pellet increased significantly in early August.
Exhausted supplies
Helac explains that the customers from EU countries have exhausted the stocks created in 2022. year, when the general crisis and fear of the lack of energy, so the lagers were left in the last winter compared to several previous ones.
“Demand growing suddenly to meet the new season. This certainly reflected in the price of the pellet, and from the beginning of August, the price of ENPLUS A2 rose to 468 km per tonne, and the ENPLUS A1 pellets at 495 km.
Of course, these are prices for certified pellets, and the market has a non-crafted pellet that is made of wood suspicious origin, which can be found at lower prices, but can be given headaches by damaging them Peja, “072”.
Demand for coal decreases
The demand for coal is constantly declining, so the prices remained at the same level as last year, and the stone coal can be purchased for 285 km, and lignite by 235 km.
“Judging by numerous inquiries and visits to the delegations of large European shopping centers by firewood in BiH, where great value agreements are initiated, in the next few months we expect the period of intensive exports.
This can certainly result in an additional increase in prices for all types of firewood.
As a company that has been primarily oriented to the domestic market and possibly exported only surpluses, we appeal to citizens that the needs for firewood is noticed as early as possible before winter.
The ideal time for the purchase of firewood is the period from May to July, when prices are certainly the lowest and when they can choose the best quality, “Helac points out.
