68.6m m³ of damaged wood expected in Germany in 2019
In September, the estimates from 15 German states on this year’s incidence of damaged wood and the still expected volumes of wood amount to 68.586m m³ among the whole range of tree species.
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US furniture industry also records declines in June
US furniture manufacturers in the residential sector in June were again unable to slow down the negative development in turnover and incoming orders, which has started in February.
Canada: Increase in pellet production expected
Canadian pellet production is expected to rise by 6% to around 3.3 million tones for the current year.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 in the third and fourth quarter demonstrated along negative lines.
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 10.1%.
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.