Current trends in global wood fuel production and international trade

The relevance of the study is determined by the demand for wood fuel in the global bioenergy sector and the ongoing transformation of the global production and consumption of wood energy carriers amidst the transition of the world's leading economies to carbon neutrality. The article analyzes the world production of the main types of wood fuel and their involvement in international trade. The predominantly favorable nature of the prospects for the development of the global production of wood energy carriers has been determined. It has been established that against the backdrop of a dynamically developing wood fuel market, the role of the countries of the Union State as active suppliers of wood pellets, wood chips and wood-flakes is reduced under the influence of sanctions from unfriendly countries. In order to minimize the negative consequences as a result of the sanctions closure of export markets, directions for diversifying the activities of Russian and Belarusian wood fuel producers are proposed.

wood fuel, global production, international trade, sales diversification, domestic market