Unlike softwoods, the hardwood markets do not yet seem to be very affected by the current deterioration in economic activity in general and by the poor construction figures in France in particular. This is one of the conclusions that can be drawn after the last public sales of this spring 2023. The remark is particularly true for the ash tree, which is currently experiencing unprecedented popularity. "I have never experienced such demand and with such high prices ," observes Michel Jacquin, logger for forty years in the east and manager of Bois 39, a Sarl specializing in the trading of ...