Finland: production volumes are still below level of preceding year After reaching -22.8% in the first and -8.0% in the second quarter, Finnish softwood lumber production also remained below the previous year’s figure in the third quarter. According to data published on 30 October by the Finnish Forest Industries Federation (FFIF) in the third quarter
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Finnish lumber exports to Europe increased by 22 % in Q3 Exports of rough-sawn and planed lumber from Finland to European countries in the third quarter were 22 % higher than in the same period of 2019 at 889,717 m³ with a rise of eight percent in their share of the whole exports at 45
Beech exports to China fell down by 11% in 2018 The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) states that in the third quarter of 2018 beech lumber exports from Germany to China decreased by 11% in comparison to the previous year to a figure of 38,227m³. Generally, exports from Germany to China were represented by long-term contracts
Exports ban in Ukraine can be extended to firewood On 16 January 2019, members of the Ukrainian parliament petitioned for an export ban on firewood. The draft law “On the protection of the Ukrainian forests” implies a moratorium on exports of firewood. The main goal of this is to close the loophole that exists in
Growth in prices for coniferous round wood in Estonia In January 2019 prices for coniferous sawlogs in Estonia were higher than a month before. The Estonian forest administration RMK of Tallinn in its monthly price statistics registered the greatest increase in pine with a top-end diameter of less than 18 cm at the level of
Beech roundwood exports to China dropped significantly During the second half of 2018, German beech logs exports to China decreased significantly. While in the first two quarters export volume was at 155,325 m³ and 154,917 m³, beech logs exports to China surpassed the comparative figure of the previous year by 18% and 24% respectively, exports
Increased Harvesting volumes in Germany An increasingly higher amount of damaged wood in Germany in 2018 led to a 20.3 % rise in timber felling to 64.362m m³ in comparison to 2017. In accordance with the “Timber felling statistics 2017” released by the Federal Statistical Office in April, the volume of damaged timber reached 31.664m
Sawnwood production in Poland has declined in the first quarter 2019 In March 2019 coniferous lumber production of Polish sawmills declined by 1% comparing to the same month of the previous year to 266,000m³. According to data published by the Polish statistics authority in April, production in January also decreased by 1% to 245,000m³. As
Spruce roundwood prices still under pressure in Norway The average price of the whole range of sawlogs assortments fell a little again in May 2019. Following the decline in April 2019, this reduction to 438 NOK/m³ is the second in a row. However, the figure is still 10,3% higher than in the same month of
Pellet production in the US is up 17% year-on-year Pellet production in the USA in the first quarter of 2019 reached 2.149m tones, around 17% more than in the same period of the preceding year. In the view of the further expansion of production capacity, US pellet production has reached the 2.1m ton mark for
