The European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF) and the European Organization of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) recently organised a joint conference call to take stock of the effects of the COVID‐19 crisis in the timber market and to gauge what the situation will be in the coming months. Representatives from eleven European countries contributed to the discussion.  Participants concluded that the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the timber sector is wide‐ranging and severe and the legacy is likely to be long-lasting. However, there are significant differences between European countries, indicative both of ...