{"id":88212,"date":"2024-10-30T06:13:16","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T06:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tin.happy-projects.ro\/finland-sawn-timber-prices-remain-low-despite-sharp-rise-in-log-prices\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T09:03:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T09:03:03","slug":"finland-sawn-timber-prices-remain-low-despite-sharp-rise-in-log-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/finland-sawn-timber-prices-remain-low-despite-sharp-rise-in-log-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"Finland: Sawn timber prices remain low despite sharp rise in log prices"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/span>Pine and spruce log prices in Finland started to rise since summer 2022 and despite the fall of sawn timber prices raw-material price has remained high until the autumn 2024. The availability of logs has been medium low but the loggings have been successful during the year, thanks to the long and cold winter and dry summer.<\/p>\n

The sawn timber demand on export markets has been moderate but even if there has been some increase in the prices, the profitability has remained weak. The combination of moderate demand and low market prices and historically high raw-material prices has forced some sawmills to lay-offs. Also there has been a curtailment in production: Finnish sawn timber production is estimated to remain at 10 million cubic meters, down to some 400 000 cubic meters from the previous year.<\/p>\n

Domestic consumption will be around 1,8 million cubic meters in year 2024. Finnish construction sector has experienced a harsh downturn and the new housing starts are all time low. Some marks of a slow recovery have been seen in the beginning of autumn due to decrease of interest rates. In the beginning of the year the sawn timber prices drained to the same level as in year 2019. Harbor strike rose the stock levels on Q1 and even if the availability of trailers and containers was moderate, destocking continued until the Finnish holiday season started in the end of June. Trade in the second quarter did not meet the expectations of a lively market, but there was still demand for certain products and on certain markets.<\/p>\n

By September the volume of sawn timber exports was 7,1 million cubic meters and it is estimated to be around 8,2 million cubic meters by the end of the year. Export volumes decreased bit over \u20135 % from the year 2023 but the weak price development reduced the total value of exports by \u201310 %.<\/p>\n

After the Russian war in Ukraine started there hasn\u2019t been any sawn timber imports from Russia to Finland or from any other country. In the first half of the year Egypt maintained its position as the biggest export market for Finnish sawn timber even though there was a some \u20138 % drop in total volumes (sawn and planed timber altogether). Japan caught up volumes significantly compared to the year 2023 (+29 %) and raised on the second position. Export volumes to China have decreased for -15 %, especially the pine market has struggled and dropped for \u201336 %. By the end of June China placed fifth on the list. The other TOP10 countries have remained more or less the same as in 2023: UK, Estonia, France, Germany, Saudi-Arabia, Israel and Netherlands. The decline was biggest in France (\u201322 %), Israel (\u201325 %) and Saudi-Arabia (\u201315 %). Algeria fell out from the TOP10 list because export volumes have dropped for \u201349 %.<\/p>\n

On the sawn timber market, autumn has started with increasing inquiries. Prices are still quite low but the production for Q3 was more or less sold in the beginning of September. However, there are estimates that after a small spurt on Q3, the market will cool down back to low levels on Q4.<\/p>\n

Because the sawn timber production has decreased there will be a slight decrease in by product production for the year 2024 too. Even though the sawn timber prices have fallen, chip and sawdust prices have raised slightly. That has improved profitability of bioenergy business and supported the sawmill business.<\/p>\n

The situation will remain challenging for the sawmills at least until the end of the year.<\/p>\n

Log prices are expected to remain high but there are cautious expectations that the year 2025 will turn the prices and volumes up again.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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