Between January and July 2022, the volume of timber trade in Finland fell by 30% compared to a year ago.\u00a0Compared to the previous five years, sawlog trade was down 12% and pulpwood trade was down 18%.\u00a0Currently, the prices of logs and pulpwood are still on the rise.<\/p>\n
Russia is a major supplier of natural gas. After the Russia-Ukraine war, Europe stopped its import and export trade with Russia, resulting in tight energy supply and demand and rising prices in Europe this year.\u00a0Increased demand for energy wood in Europe has also led to higher production costs in Finnish forestry.\u00a0The data shows that Finnish roundwood prices continued to rise in July 2022, approaching their peak levels a year ago, with the average price of Finnish spruce and pine logs rising by 1% in a month.<\/p>\n
Finland, the world's second largest exporter of paper and cardboard, still relies on imported wood.\u00a0Last year Finland imported about 9 million cubic meters of wood and wood chips from Russia for the pulpwood industry, accounting for about three-quarters of imports.\u00a0Under the influence of the Russia-Ukraine incident this year, Finland had to relieve the immediate pressure by increasing the local logging volume and importing wood from other countries. The wholesale market was affected by the increase in demand for pulp wood, which raised the price of wood.\u00a0The data shows that the real price level of pulpwood this year is 3% higher than the average price of the previous year.<\/p>\n
It is expected that in the next few years, due to the increasing demand for production capacity in Finland, local harvesting and timber imports will continue to increase.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Between January and July 2022, the volume of timber trade in Finland fell by 30% compared to a year ago.\u00a0Compared to the previous five years, sawlog trade was down 12% and pulpwood trade was down 18%.\u00a0Currently, the prices of logs … Continue reading