{"id":98376,"date":"2026-04-07T06:30:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T06:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/estonia-log-prices-decline-in-march-as-sawmill-inventories-remain-elevated\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T06:30:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T06:30:55","slug":"estonia-log-prices-decline-in-march-as-sawmill-inventories-remain-elevated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/estonia-log-prices-decline-in-march-as-sawmill-inventories-remain-elevated\/","title":{"rendered":"Estonia log prices decline in March as sawmill inventories remain elevated"},"content":{"rendered":"

Log prices in Estonia declined in March, with the sharpest monthly falls recorded in pine assortments, while pulpwood prices increased across all categories, according to the latest market overview published by MT\u00dc Eesti Erametsaliit.<\/p>\n

Pine logs fell 2.3% month-on-month to \u20ac105.60\/m\u00b3, while spruce logs declined 0.8% to \u20ac109.06\/m\u00b3. The weaker trend was more pronounced in smaller-diameter assortments, with pine small logs dropping 4.8% to \u20ac88.47\/m\u00b3 and spruce small logs down 1.5% to \u20ac93.45\/m\u00b3.<\/p>\n

The decline reflects sufficient raw material availability, with sawmills entering spring with well-stocked inventories following a cold winter period.<\/p>\n

Despite the monthly correction, standard softwood log prices remained above year-earlier levels. Pine logs were up 3.5% compared with March 2025, while spruce logs increased 9.2% over the same period. In contrast, smaller assortments continued to weaken on an annual basis, particularly battens, where prices have fallen by around 26% year-on-year.<\/p>\n

Hardwood log prices also moved lower in March. Birch veneer logs declined 2.4% to \u20ac149.86\/m\u00b3, while birch logs fell 3.1% to \u20ac100.00\/m\u00b3. Aspen logs dropped 4.7% to \u20ac67.12\/m\u00b3, with alder assortments also recording monthly declines.<\/p>\n

On a year-on-year basis, hardwood logs showed more pronounced weakness. Birch veneer logs were down 13.7%, birch logs fell 15.2%, and birch small logs dropped 23%. Aspen and alder assortments also recorded double-digit declines compared with March 2025.<\/p>\n

In contrast, pulpwood prices increased across all assortments. Pine pulpwood rose 0.2% to \u20ac51.19\/m\u00b3, spruce pulpwood also gained 0.2% to \u20ac50.94\/m\u00b3, while birch pulpwood increased 0.8% to \u20ac52.19\/m\u00b3. Aspen pulpwood posted the strongest growth, rising 1.2% to \u20ac42.21\/m\u00b3 and reaching its highest level in the past 10 months.<\/p>\n

Over a three-month period, aspen pulpwood prices increased by 13.6%, supported in part by stronger domestic demand. However, compared with March 2025, pulpwood prices remained lower across all categories, with pine and spruce down more than 17% year-on-year and birch down 11.4%.<\/p>\n

Fuelwood prices edged lower in March. The price of 3-metre mixed fuelwood declined 0.7% to \u20ac40.11\/m\u00b3, remaining slightly above the \u20ac40 threshold. Compared with three months earlier, prices increased by 3.9%, while the annual change was marginal at +1.1%.<\/p>\n

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Assortment<\/th>\nMar 2025<\/th>\nFeb 2026<\/th>\nMar 2026<\/th>\nMonthly<\/th>\nYearly<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Pine logs<\/td>\n102.03<\/td>\n108.09<\/td>\n105.60<\/td>\n-2.3%<\/td>\n+3.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spruce logs<\/td>\n99.89<\/td>\n109.95<\/td>\n109.06<\/td>\n-0.8%<\/td>\n+9.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pine small logs<\/td>\n96.17<\/td>\n92.89<\/td>\n88.47<\/td>\n-4.8%<\/td>\n-8.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spruce small logs<\/td>\n95.01<\/td>\n94.92<\/td>\n93.45<\/td>\n-1.5%<\/td>\n-1.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Birch veneer logs<\/td>\n173.56<\/td>\n153.50<\/td>\n149.86<\/td>\n-2.4%<\/td>\n-13.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Birch logs<\/td>\n117.97<\/td>\n103.15<\/td>\n100.00<\/td>\n-3.1%<\/td>\n-15.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aspen logs<\/td>\n78.52<\/td>\n70.41<\/td>\n67.12<\/td>\n-4.7%<\/td>\n-14.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pine pulpwood<\/td>\n62.13<\/td>\n51.06<\/td>\n51.19<\/td>\n+0.2%<\/td>\n-17.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spruce pulpwood<\/td>\n62.21<\/td>\n50.81<\/td>\n50.94<\/td>\n+0.2%<\/td>\n-18.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Birch pulpwood<\/td>\n58.88<\/td>\n51.77<\/td>\n52.19<\/td>\n+0.8%<\/td>\n-11.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aspen pulpwood<\/td>\n45.76<\/td>\n41.71<\/td>\n42.21<\/td>\n+1.2%<\/td>\n-7.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mixed fuelwood<\/td>\n39.66<\/td>\n40.41<\/td>\n40.11<\/td>\n-0.7%<\/td>\n+1.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":98377,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5204],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nEstonia log prices decline in March as sawmill inventories remain elevated - Timber Industry News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/estonia-log-prices-decline-in-march-as-sawmill-inventories-remain-elevated\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"ro_RO\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Estonia log prices decline in March as sawmill inventories remain elevated - 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