Since the beginning of the year German sawyers have complained about the cheap price of sawmill residues. Now the price decline is reflected in the German producer price index.  Thus in May the index posted a decline by 9% for wood chips, both compared to May 2017 as well as compared to April. Also wood pellets are 3% cheaper over the same month of last year and 5.3% compared to April.  Otherwise, the German producer price index shows a slight upward trend. In general, timber assortments are slightly more expensive than April. Only ...