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<\/a><\/p>\nFor spruce wood, producer prices in November 2021 were 52.5 percent higher than in the previous year across all ranges and qualities.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n However, the selling prices of the German timber industry in November were much higher than the previous year's prices: according to the German Federal Statistical Office, 72.5 percent more was asked for than a year earlier for softwood sawn timber, as well as other processed wood products for construction, wooden pallets, chipboard, wood pellets and Paper was also considerably more expensive than a year ago.<\/p>\n And the price development for forest owners\u00a0was not\u00a0as positive as it seems at first glance .\u00a0In the course of the fourth quarter,\u00a0wood prices\u00a0at producer level came under considerable pressure in some cases.\u00a0The triggers were clearly falling prices and sharply declining sales volumes in exports.<\/p>\n In the course of the third quarter, a total of 2.125 million m\u00b3 of softwood logs were exported from Germany: That was 39 percent less than in the same quarter of the previous year.\u00a0Of course, the producers felt the effects of this slump in sales immediately.<\/p>\n The forest owners' association Franconian Switzerland reported: \" Unfortunately,\u00a0the rise in log prices\u00a0to a historic record level was very short.\u00a0After the boom in export goods abated and prices fell as a result, there was no longer any reason for the domestic sawmill industry\u00a0to keep prices high\u00a0.\" For the fourth quarter, the market initially leveled off at a \"normal level\".<\/p>\n The prices mentioned for fresh\u00a0spruce\u00a0in the leading range 2b were then 85 to 90 \u20ac\/bm, beetle wood was paid at 65 to 70 \u20ac\/bm and D wood at 55 to 60 \u20ac\/bm.\u00a0On the other hand, there was little change in\u00a0pine\u00a0prices.\u00a0Between 65 and 70 \u20ac\/m3 were paid for pine wood of thickness class 2b in BC quality, for D-timber the prices were between 50 and 60 \u20ac\/m3.<\/p>\n Since the demand for sawn timber had collapsed at times, there were also regional problems with timber removal.\u00a0Even from the large\u00a0damaged areas, considerable quantities were still pressing\u00a0onto the market.\u00a0Longer storage times are therefore expected in some regions over the winter months.<\/p>\n The prices for pine wood were also significantly higher than last year.\u00a0Here the statisticians reported 21.4 percent higher prices for November than in the previous year.\u00a0In addition, pine wood has also become more expensive compared to the previous month.<\/p>\n 2022: New impulses for spruce wood<\/strong><\/p>\n According to statements by producers, processors and traders, however, the price of softwood sawn timber bottomed out in December.\u00a0And in the new year, the market seems to be stabilizing further and regional prices were able to increase slightly again.<\/p>\n For example, the forest owners' association Gangkofen from the Lower Bavarian district of Rottal reports on the development in the new year: \"There is currently a good demand for spruce logs and sections.\u00a0The prices for fresh spruce fixed lengths 2b+ are around 107 \u20ac\/m3 and for fresh spruce long wood 2b+ around 110 \u20ac\/m3.\"<\/p>\n The prices for pine wood were also significantly higher than last year. Here the statisticians reported 21.4 percent higher prices for November than in the previous year. In addition, pine wood has also become more expensive compared to the previous month.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n It goes on to say: Pine fixed lengths and long timber 2b+ are priced at around \u20ac75\/sm\u00b3.\u00a0The price of pulpwood has also increased in most regions.\u00a0This is \u20ac29.50\/rm.\u201d Other forest owner associations also report similar prices.\u00a0All ranges, from pulpwood to strong fixed lengths, seem to be selling quite well at the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n The impact activity is often at a low level due to the weather.\u00a0Thus, the forest camps are limited in many regions.\u00a0The removal of the wood provided is also mostly quick.<\/p>\n The German hardwood market\u00a0continues to be very stable\u00a0.\u00a0Oak\u00a0wood is often sought after and is said to be paid at over 440 \u20ac\/m3 for beautiful B-goods with a diameter of 50 cm or more.\u00a0For C-Wood, 60 to 190 \u20ac\/m\u00b3 can be redeemed, depending on the strength class.\u00a0There has been little change in beech logs, beautiful, strong beech can be sold for up to 120 e\/bloc, C and D wood remains at a modest level at 60-70 \u20ac\/bloc.<\/p>\n Spruce: 52.5 percent higher prices - Pine: 21 percent more<\/strong><\/p>\n Oak saw the strongest growth in hardwood. Oak log prices in November were about 7.7 percent higher than last year and almost 2 percent higher than in October.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, the data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) only lasts up to November.\u00a0However, they show the significantly increased wood prices in a year-on-year comparison up to this date.<\/p>\n This applies in particular to spruce wood, for which producer prices in November 2021 were 52.5 percent higher than in the previous year across all ranges and qualities.\u00a0Compared to the previous month, however, prices had fallen.<\/p>\n Oak saw the strongest growth in hardwood. Oak log prices in November were about 7.7 percent higher than last year and almost 2 percent higher than in October.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The prices for pine wood were also significantly higher than last year.\u00a0Here the statisticians reported 21.4 percent higher prices for November than in the previous year.\u00a0In addition, pine wood has also become more expensive compared to the previous month.<\/p>\n Oak saw the strongest growth in hardwood.\u00a0Oak log prices in November were about 7.7 percent higher than last year and almost 2 percent higher than in October.<\/p>\n In November, however, producers only received 2.2 percent more money for beech logs than in the previous year.\u00a0In addition, beech prices have fallen significantly by 3.5 percent compared to October.<\/p>\n Very good prices are also reported for industrial wood, firewood and energy wood.\u00a0Industrial wood prices are 19.4 percent higher than last year.\u00a0Sellers get 11.8 percent more for firewood and 12.5 percent more for energy wood.<\/p>\n There are also reports of very good prices for pulpwood, firewood and energy wood.\u00a0Industrial wood prices are 19.4 percent higher than last year.\u00a0Sellers get 11.8 percent more for firewood and 12.5 percent more for energy wood.<\/p>\n Timber industry is getting a lot - plus 72 percent for spruce<\/strong><\/p>\n There are also reports of very good prices for industrial wood, firewood and energy wood. Industrial wood prices are 19.4 percent higher than last year. Sellers get 11.8 percent more for firewood and 12.5 percent more for energy wood.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Although many forest owners got more money for their wood, the industry has increased their selling prices even more.\u00a0The Federal Statistical Office reported that the selling prices of the timber industry for wood were 34.5 percent higher in November than in the previous year.\u00a0Compared to October, however, prices have fallen by 1.9 percent.<\/p>\n The industry made the greatest gains in the case of softwood sawn timber: Here the sales prices in November were 72.5 percent higher than in the previous year.\u00a0Compared to the price peak in October, however, prices fell significantly by 8.5 percent.\u00a0Apparently, the price correction was not just limited to the export sector.<\/p>\n The German timber industry asked for 8.3 percent more money for hardwood sawn timber than in the previous year, and here the sales prices increased by almost 2 percent compared to the previous month.\u00a0The German timber industry also demanded significantly more money for veneer wood, chipboard and fibreboard \u2013 the sales prices here in November were between 32 and 40 percent higher than in the previous year.\u00a0And these items have also become more expensive compared to the previous month.<\/p>\n The prices charged for packaging made of wood were almost 74 percent higher than in the previous year, and almost 11 percent more had to be paid for prefabricated buildings made of wood (prefabricated houses).\u00a0For wood pellets, wood briquettes and other fuels made from wood, the selling prices of the industry were almost 24% higher than in the previous year and at least 4% higher than in October.\u00a0And so the list of price increases can be continued almost endlessly.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" German forest owners received around 50 percent more money for spruce logs in November.\u00a0Overall, raw wood prices for producers in November were a good 30 percent higher than a year earlier. 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