the national park so it's no wonder that 80 percent of the charcoal used here is illegally sourced from virunga. like in most places in africa the charcoal business here is also a shadow market. that dealers buy their charcoal in villages and then sell it here. well enough that i've got a good price range depends on how old the tree was that used to make the charcoal and what i'm told from young trees cost $20.00 u.s. dollars so. the older the trade the more energy it supplies and the higher the price mike you are going to be a. retailer as preferred cheapest soft to charcoal because they can sell it in small portions