Leicester Balloon Shop Charts 2026 Helium Price Spike After Qatar Outage

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Leicester UK balloon retailer MnM Balloons says wholesale helium prices more than doubled between January and April 2026, from about US$440/mcf to about US$960/mcf (up 120%), after Qatar's helium disruption since March.

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