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BALTPOOL Biomass Exchange: physical wholesale market in Vilnius

Name: BALTPOOL Biomass Exchange
Address: Vilnius, Lithuania

BALTPOOL is an electronic biomass marketplace whose operator is based in Vilnius. Vilnius, Lithuania. Products, price publication, key figures and sources.

AGR-340 · Physical wholesale market · Vilnius, Lithuania · EUR

BALTPOOL is an electronic biomass marketplace whose operator is based in Vilnius. Potential participants include biomass producers and suppliers and buyers requiring fuel for heat generation. The contract identifies the unloading location and schedule, so the operator's headquarters is not a universal collection or delivery point.

A release prepared by BALTPOOL and published on 7 May 2026 states that exchange contracts delivered wood chips with an energy content of 5.57 million MWh during the 2025/26 season, worth approximately €140 million. The first figure measures fuel energy, not tonnes or cubic metres of timber. Both statistics refer to the same described delivery scope and should not be combined with other trading totals without checking period and coverage.

The external BioFluks website presents weekly wood-chip and pellet prices attributed to BALTPOOL and separated by product-grade codes. The same webpage also contains roundwood prices from a different source, PMSA. Those figures should not be attributed to the biomass exchange, and EUR per cubic metre cannot be compared directly with EUR per MWh without additional fuel-property information.

Buyers need to consider compatibility with their installation, moisture, particle size, contamination and the method used to determine a delivery's energy content. A low nominal price may not compensate for expensive transport or difficult unloading. Suppliers should assess their ability to maintain consistent production, storage and timely haulage. A useful enquiry identifies contract grade, delivery location, schedule, volume and quality-acceptance arrangements. It should also establish how sampling results will be associated with the delivered consignment.

Obtain current registration and settlement conditions from the operator before participating. The main operator website did not return accessible content during this review, so uninspected fee schedules are not presented as verified. The operator-authored seasonal release and external price channel were confirmed. When analysing a season, distinguish a price for one short delivery from an average across contracts with different timing. Historical averages help describe market conditions but do not reserve fuel for a subsequent season or settle the cost of a specific delivery to a particular plant.

What is priced: Fruit and vegetables

Products and quotations

Wood chips and shredded wood; wood pellets by contract grade

Sources

All agricultural exchanges, markets and price sources