The fall in standing sales prices continued in October. Average prices for spruce and pine logs fell by 2% compared to September and pulpwood prices fell by the same amount. The price of birch logs rose by 1%. Since June, the volume of timber trade has been almost a third lower than in the previous year. However, due to a busy start to the year, more timber was traded in January-October than in previous years. The average price paid for spruce logs in standing sales in October was EUR 70.1 per cubic metre, and the average ...