Until recently, the total annual consumption of softwood lumber in Europe has been steadily increasing and in 2019 reached the level of 85 million m 3. However, at the beginning of 2020, the market fell sharply and the long-term trend stopped. The reason is the outbreak of the coronavirus. Today, due to the unpredictable course of the pandemic is expected that the total consumption in 2020 will fall and at the end of the year will be about 80 million m 3 .  Despite the decline, 2020 cannot be called a bad year for most market ...