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September 16, 2026

GWMI Forecast: Swedish sawmills face a difficult winter despite falling log prices

GWMI Forecast: Swedish sawmills face a difficult winter despite falling log prices

Sweden’s sawmill sector is likely to spend the remainder of 2026 reducing output, absorbing storm-damaged pine and waiting for lower sawlog costs to reach mill accounts. Global Wood Markets Info (GWMI) expects no general recovery in lumber margins before the end of the year. Pine sawlog prices should remain under greater pressure than spruce, while the apparent abundance of timber in central Sweden will increasingly diverge from a tightening supply outlook in the south.

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