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Balkans heating fuel price surge

Overview

In mid‑July 2026, heating fuel prices began climbing sharply across the Balkans. In Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), pellet prices jumped to 600–722 KM per tonne, while split firewood rose by about 20 KM per cubic metre. Serbia saw pellet costs rise by 2,000–4,000 dinars per tonne, reaching approximately 38,000–44,000 dinars. Suppliers blamed strong pre‑winter demand, higher production and fuel costs, and limited capacity.

By mid-August, the situation in BiH intensified. Producers like Drvoprodex in Banja Luka reported being unable to accept new orders due to capacity constraints, with pellet prices reaching 760 KM per tonne. Raw material shortages pushed retail pellet prices as high as 830 KM per tonne by August 17. Goran Ivanović, President of the Association of Certified Pellet Producers in BiH, noted that production is being “immediately sold upon manufacture due to empty stocks.”

By early September, shortages in the forestry sector continued to impact the market. In urban centers like Sarajevo, Mostar, and Tuzla, resellers drove pellet prices as high as 900 KM per ton. As of September 9, fuel prices in the Federation of BiH are trending upward, with diesel averaging 3.49 KM per liter and Super 95 gasoline at 3.16 KM. To mitigate rising costs, the government of Republika Srpska has extended a subsidy of 10 fenning per liter of fuel, having already returned approximately 14 million KM to citizens and businesses. In Serbia, the government has implemented additional excise tax reductions to prevent fuel prices from rising by at least four dinars per liter.

Entities

Goran Ivanović · Drvoprodex · Association of Certified Pellet Producers in BiH · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Mihailo Anđušić

Timeline

2 days ago

[BUSINESS] 21 sources
Balkan energy costs rise as fuel and pellet prices climb
Rising energy costs hit the Balkans as fuel prices climb in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, while pellet shortages drive heating fuel prices up to 900 KM per ton in BiH.
18 days ago

[BUSINESS] 12 sources
Living costs rise across Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro
Rising inflation and living costs are straining households in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro, as essential expenses for food, housing, and winter heating outpace average wage growth.
26 days ago

[BUSINESS] 6 sources
Pellet prices rise amid raw material shortages in BiH and Serbia
Rising pellet prices and raw material shortages are impacting the heating fuel market in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia ahead of the upcoming winter season.
about 1 month ago

[BUSINESS] 13 sources
Bosnia and Herzegovina faces pellet shortages and agricultural crisis
Bosnia and Herzegovina faces rising pellet prices due to high demand and shortages, while extreme drought threatens crops and could significantly increase food and meat prices.
about 2 months ago

[BUSINESS] 14 sources
Pellet heating costs surge in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia
Pellet heating prices have surged to up to 722 KM/tonne in Bosnia and Herzegovina and to 38,000–44,000 dinars in Serbia, driven by higher production costs, fuel price hikes and strong pre‑winter demand.

Sources

072info.com · 6yka.com · abcportal.info · apartheidmonitor.palestine-studies.org · beta.rs · bigportal.ba · biznis.ba · biznismagazin.rs · bosnainfo.ba · bug.ba · danas.rs · depo.ba · effectv.com · etv.me · face.ba · hip.ba · inmedia.ba · investitor.me · jajce-online.com · laktasi.info · ljportal.com · markettimes.co.uk · mostarski.ba · n1info.ba · n24.ba · nkp.ba · otvoreno.me · pogled.ba · pvinformer.me · radiobrcko.ba · ramski-vjesnik.ba · sarajevo-x.com · sd.rs · srpskainfo.com · studiob.rs · tip.ba · tomislavcity.com · tuzlainfo.ba · vecernji.ba · vijesti.ba · vreme.com · vrisak.info · zajecaronline.com · zenicablog.com · zenit.ba · zosradio.ba

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