This year, the representatives of the German hardwood sawmills and forestry companies met before the summer break in Kassel, Germany. Many German sawmills complained of a poor supply situation - coming from last season.   In view of the turbulent winter in 2017/18, both sides emphasized that initially the extremely wet winter and then the storm "Friederike" massively disrupted the planned process. Despite all efforts on the forest side, it was not possible to fulfill all contractual obligations or to provide the customers evenly with beech roundwood  Beech: stable to rising prices, refurbishing quality and needs for ...