So, over the years pellets have slowly increased in price. I know here in Michigan I paid 274 a ton. Sure, if I would have bought them in the summer I could have gotten them for 250. What is everyone else paying?
Pellet pricing this 2023-2024 season
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bogieb
Minister of Fire
Pellets are $350/ton for the run of the mill stuff at HD & TSC (around here that is GS and MWP). High BTU pellets are going for 400-500 (or maybe more). Selling by the bag is $8-9.
I haven't paid those prices yet as I have 4 tons of pellets I bought much cheaper in earlier years. I'm hoping it is a mild winter. And with electric prices half of what they were last year, people use other means of heating this season. If that happens, hopefully that means there will be some nice sailes so I can get 6-8 tons in spring to get me thru another year or two.
I haven't paid those prices yet as I have 4 tons of pellets I bought much cheaper in earlier years. I'm hoping it is a mild winter. And with electric prices half of what they were last year, people use other means of heating this season. If that happens, hopefully that means there will be some nice sailes so I can get 6-8 tons in spring to get me thru another year or two.
I paid $285 a ton @ tractor supply , I buy during their July sale/s here in the north western portion of NY's Adirondack park .
Electric prices around here have not dropped, only getting higher.
hinkle
Member
Where did you get these from and what pellets please?
$329 out the door for Appalachian hardwood at Busy Beaver in Ellwood City, PA. North of Pittsburgh.
sandpipe
Burning Hunk
A local dealer told me that the high pellet prices are because of fuel cost to transport. Was diesel lower a year ago than it is this year? I did a quick google search and got this info for diesel per gallon: June 2022 $5.75 per gallon. June 2023 $3.80 per gallon. The big box pellet prices seem much higher this year than last in my area. Something doesn't seem right to me.
hockeypuck
Feeling the Heat
Heating oil is almost 1 dollar less than a year ago (spot prices, not retail). Unless someone really loses their cool in the Middle East, you might want to wait it out for better prices. I already bought 2 tons at ridiculous prices, so it's easy for me to offer that advice.
A local feed mill. I used to get Hamers delivered from about 20 miles away, but at the time I had someone that would off load when the got her with a forklift. I don't have that anymore so I tried these and the burn well. They are AWP in the brown wood grained bag
Kalamazoo area prices from two weeks ago:
Cost per ton:
$266/t at Menards for MWF's. They're made in Holland, MI.
$250/t at Blain's for Easy Heat's. Not sure where these are produced.
$290/t at TSC for Pro Pellet's. These are made in White Pigeon, MI.
Lowe's was $315/t for Easy Heat's after a 5% bulk purchase discount and then a 10% veteran's discount.
I still haven't bought a ton yet so I'm not sure what the pricing is today.
Also, something to consider is everyone is wanting a million dollars and hour, and a lot of stores are raising hourly rates so fast that the only way stores can stay afloat is to raise prices to compensate for it. The price of diesel is a factor. I heard in some state that the price of a big mac meal is 20 dollars. This is due to the bad idea of raising hourly rates because in the end or beginning NO one is making more money because the price of everything just goes up to meet the amount you're making. This would include Pellets. J
I believe East Heat are produced near the Dayton, OH area.Kalamazoo area prices from two weeks ago:
Cost per ton:
$266/t at Menards for MWF's. They're made in Holland, MI.
$250/t at Blain's for Easy Heat's. Not sure where these are produced.
$290/t at TSC for Pro Pellet's. These are made in White Pigeon, MI.
Lowe's was $315/t for Easy Heat's after a 5% bulk purchase discount and then a 10% veteran's discount.
I still haven't bought a ton yet so I'm not sure what the pricing is today.
New here and just had a 52i installed.
Paid $320 a ton from my installer but that includes him storing the pellets for me and delivering a number of bags on request. So a couple of perks for that price.
Pellets are distributed by https://www.3ptradingco.com/
Paid $320 a ton from my installer but that includes him storing the pellets for me and delivering a number of bags on request. So a couple of perks for that price.
Pellets are distributed by https://www.3ptradingco.com/
Finally had mine delivered Wednesday, $299 + $30 delivery per ton. They are Appalachian wood Pellets (AWP) Been using them for several years now.
ABusWrench
Feeling the Heat
sandpipe
Burning Hunk
Looks like us pellet users in New England are getting reamed royally compared to other parts of the country. Prices here for junk pellets are over $300 a ton and better ones are $350+.
I don't heat with pellets but find it interesting that people are shocked that the prices are going up. What prices aren't going up?
Trefix
Member
Wow !
Here in France, the cheapest one, Cogra (oldest pellet producer and Harman's french dealer) cost 402€, 5,75€x70 bags (1050 kg) from factory ground.
Last winter, prices went silly and some dealers solded at 15€ a bag o_0 Fortunately, I 've got a Cogra's account so pricing was stable for us.
Here in France, the cheapest one, Cogra (oldest pellet producer and Harman's french dealer) cost 402€, 5,75€x70 bags (1050 kg) from factory ground.
Last winter, prices went silly and some dealers solded at 15€ a bag o_0 Fortunately, I 've got a Cogra's account so pricing was stable for us.
In Massachusetts, used Pellets Direct out of Uxbridge, Ma. Paid $410 per ton for delivered Logik-e Hardwood Pellets. About $8.21 / bag.
scajjr2
Feeling the Heat
Paid $1200 & $75 delivery for 3 tons of Vermont end of summer. Over the past 4 years Vermonts have gone from $300/ton to $400+. 3 years ago bought a couple tons of doug fir. They were $395 then, over $500 now
sam
sam
Ouch. How much is fuel oil per gallon? The only year I burned pellets exclusively was when fuel oil prices went crazy in New England. I think I burned about 30 gallons that year, total. I was buying LaCrete's over in Hampton for around $300/ton. Green Supremes were $209 at HD in Salem but they were really crappy that year. I live in SW Michigan now and only burn pellets if I'm going to be in the basement a lot. Natural gas is pretty cheap and easy. My walk out basement gets pretty cold though. Vermont's were a pretty good pellet when I burned them on a test. LaCrete's were hot and clean. Made from SPF lumber mill sawdust.
yep, seems like it. I bought 2 tons at $330/ton at Tractor Supply for their house brand. Lowes/HD Lingenetics were $350/ton. I'm happier with how the TSC ones burn compared to last years Lingenitcs so far
I, like others, and wondering if I'm really getting any ROI by the effort I'm putting it using the pellet stove vs oil. Last year when oil was $6+/gallon, maybe. this year when it's down near $4 or whatever it is, maybe I'd have been better off just running the furnace. Especially considering I've got over $1k into the stove, have to order 2 more backup ignitors for when they inevitabley die, I have to clean it regularly, etc.
I burn wood in the lower level of the house, but that doesn't heat the upper level much. Also questioning the ROI vs time on wood too, now that life is busier and busier
sandpipe
Burning Hunk
I checked with my local fuel supplier here in Western Mass to compare to local fuels. Punching those numbers into the pellethead.org fuel calculator:
Per million BTU and at 78% efficiency:
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$29.32 Pellets ($375 per ton: Wood & Sons)
$37.16 Fuel Oil ( $4.00 per gallon)
$ 61.77 LP Gal ($4.40 per gallon)
$99.65 Electricity (.34 per kWh, 100% efficiency)
Per million BTU and at 78% efficiency:
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$29.32 Pellets ($375 per ton: Wood & Sons)
$37.16 Fuel Oil ( $4.00 per gallon)
$ 61.77 LP Gal ($4.40 per gallon)
$99.65 Electricity (.34 per kWh, 100% efficiency)
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