The sluggish sales of sawn timber in Austria are slowly being felt in the roundwood market as well. Especially in the south of Austria, demand has decreased significantly due to current above-average stockpiling of spruce sawlogs and expectations of additional quantities of beetle-damaged wood. In addition to weather-related transport restrictions, uptake is limited by quota restrictions. Demand is still decent in other regions, but prices are under pressure nationwide and have already been lowered in some areas. The market opportunities for pine have further deteriorated, with volumes being shifted to the pulpwood sector due to a ...