The absence of Russian birch plywood from the European market brought a spike in demand for birch logs, which pushed prices even higher than softwood logs in some places. However, according to Timo Uotila, the forest manager of Riga Wood the peak of the economic cycle has ended. "Prices are clearly falling both in Finland and in the Baltics. The market is not bad, but it is not hot anymore." Domestic price statistics confirm that the price of birch wood is groping, but it is not in a clear decline like that of softwood - at least not ...