{"id":99251,"date":"2026-07-10T06:26:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T06:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/?p=99251"},"modified":"2026-07-10T11:09:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T11:09:42","slug":"survey-french-sawmills-post-stronger-q1-but-margins-remain-weak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/survey-french-sawmills-post-stronger-q1-but-margins-remain-weak\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey: French sawmills post stronger Q1, but margins remain weak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>French sawmills entered 2026 with stronger sales, according to the latest Global Wood Markets Info quarterly survey, but the recovery remains largely export-led while domestic demand and margins continue to lag.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The French sawmill sector started 2026 in better shape than it ended 2025, but the improvement is not yet a large-based recovery. The latest Global Wood Markets Info quarterly survey of French forestry and sawmill activity shows higher turnover in both hardwood and softwood segments, with export markets doing most of the work.<\/p>\n<p>For softwood-oriented companies, total turnover rose by <strong>8.1%<\/strong> in the first quarter compared with the previous quarter. Domestic sales increased by <strong>4.0%<\/strong>, while exports jumped by <strong>24.7%<\/strong>. Hardwood-oriented companies also reported growth, with total turnover up <strong>7.6%<\/strong>, domestic sales up <strong>3.2%<\/strong> and exports up <strong>15.5%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The figures suggest that French sawmills are seeing some commercial traction again, but mainly outside France. Domestic demand remains more cautious, reflecting the continued weakness of construction and renovation activity, while export sales are providing the clearest support to production and revenue.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #163f66; font-size: 16px;\">Exports carry the first-quarter recovery<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 22px 0; font-size: 14px;\" border=\"1\">\n<caption style=\"font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 8px;\">France: sawmill turnover growth in Q1 2026 compared with Q4 2025<\/caption>\n<thead style=\"background: #163f66; color: #ffffff;\">\n<tr>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: left;\">Segment<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px;\">Total turnover<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px;\">Domestic sales<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px;\">Export sales<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;\"><strong>Hardwood sawmills<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center;\"><strong>+7.6%<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center;\">+3.2%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center; color: #0b7a3b;\"><strong>+15.5%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;\"><strong>Softwood sawmills<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center;\"><strong>+8.1%<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center;\">+4.0%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center; color: #0b7a3b;\"><strong>+24.7%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 24px 0; font-size: 14px;\">\n<caption style=\"font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 8px;\">Chart: Q1 2026 turnover growth by market channel<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 26%; padding: 6px;\">Hardwood total<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #e7eef6; height: 22px; width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"background: #2b6cb0; height: 22px; width: 31%; color: #fff; text-align: right; padding-right: 6px;\">7.6%<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;\">Hardwood France<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #e7eef6; height: 22px; width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"background: #6b8fb4; height: 22px; width: 13%; color: #fff; text-align: right; padding-right: 6px;\">3.2%<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;\">Hardwood export<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #e7eef6; height: 22px; width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"background: #0b7a3b; height: 22px; width: 63%; color: #fff; text-align: right; padding-right: 6px;\">15.5%<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;\">Softwood total<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #e7eef6; height: 22px; width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"background: #2b6cb0; height: 22px; width: 33%; color: #fff; text-align: right; padding-right: 6px;\">8.1%<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;\">Softwood France<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #e7eef6; height: 22px; width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"background: #6b8fb4; height: 22px; width: 16%; color: #fff; text-align: right; padding-right: 6px;\">4.0%<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;\">Softwood export<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #e7eef6; height: 22px; width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"background: #0b7a3b; height: 22px; width: 100%; color: #fff; text-align: right; padding-right: 6px;\">24.7%<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The contrast between domestic and export sales is the most important message of the survey. French sawmills are not simply benefiting from a uniform improvement in demand. Instead, the strongest momentum is coming from external markets, while the French market is recovering only gradually.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #163f66; font-size: 16px;\">Softwood performs better, but log prices weigh heavily<\/h3>\n<p>The softwood sector appears stronger on the revenue side, but it also faces the clearest cost pressure. According to the survey, <strong>70%<\/strong> of softwood respondents said log purchase prices were above normal, compared with only <strong>17%<\/strong> who considered selling prices above normal. This gap explains why <strong>58%<\/strong> of softwood companies still reported margins below normal.<\/p>\n<p>Hardwood sawmills are under less extreme raw material pressure, but the imbalance remains visible. In hardwood, <strong>28%<\/strong> of respondents reported above-normal log purchase prices, while only <strong>4%<\/strong> reported above-normal selling prices. Nearly half of hardwood companies, <strong>48%<\/strong>, said margins were below normal.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 22px 0; font-size: 14px;\" border=\"1\">\n<caption style=\"font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 8px;\">France: cost and margin sentiment in Q1 2026<\/caption>\n<thead style=\"background: #163f66; color: #ffffff;\">\n<tr>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: left;\">Indicator<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px;\">Hardwood<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px;\">Softwood<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;\">Log purchase prices above normal<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center;\">28%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center; color: #b42318;\"><strong>70%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;\">Selling prices above normal<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center;\">4%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center;\">17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;\">Margins below normal<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center; color: #b42318;\"><strong>48%<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center; color: #b42318;\"><strong>58%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 style=\"color: #163f66; font-size: 16px;\">The market is stronger than Q4, but not back to normal<\/h3>\n<p>The comparison with 2022 shows why the recovery should not be overstated. Hardwood turnover remains <strong>23% below<\/strong> its 2022 peak, while domestic hardwood turnover is still <strong>11% below<\/strong> its 2022 level. In softwood, total turnover is <strong>17% above<\/strong> the 2022 average, but domestic turnover remains <strong>21% below<\/strong> the 2022 level.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 22px 0; font-size: 14px;\" border=\"1\">\n<caption style=\"font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 8px;\">France: position compared with 2022 reference levels<\/caption>\n<thead style=\"background: #163f66; color: #ffffff;\">\n<tr>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: left;\">Indicator<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px;\">Hardwood<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px;\">Softwood<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;\">Total turnover<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center; color: #b42318;\"><strong>-23%<\/strong> vs 2022 peak<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center; color: #0b7a3b;\"><strong>+17%<\/strong> vs 2022 average<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;\">Domestic turnover<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center; color: #b42318;\"><strong>-11%<\/strong> vs 2022<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center; color: #b42318;\"><strong>-21%<\/strong> vs 2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;\">Export turnover<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center; color: #b42318;\"><strong>-14%<\/strong> vs 2022 average<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center; color: #b42318;\"><strong>-14%<\/strong> vs 2022 average<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 style=\"color: #163f66; font-size: 16px;\">Inventories and order books remain mixed<\/h3>\n<p>Finished stocks remain an important indicator of market balance. In hardwood, <strong>36%<\/strong> of respondents said finished stocks were above normal, while only <strong>4%<\/strong> said they were below normal. In softwood, <strong>24%<\/strong> reported above-normal stocks and <strong>14%<\/strong> below-normal stocks, suggesting a somewhat less uniform situation.<\/p>\n<p>Order books improved at the beginning of 2026 in both segments. However, the hardwood order book remains below the average seen in 2022 and 2023, while the softwood order book only increased slightly. The survey therefore points to a better quarter, but not yet to a strong recovery in visibility.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 22px 0; font-size: 14px;\" border=\"1\">\n<caption style=\"font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 8px;\">France: inventories and order books<\/caption>\n<thead style=\"background: #163f66; color: #ffffff;\">\n<tr>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: left;\">Indicator<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px;\">Hardwood<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px;\">Softwood<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px;\">Market reading<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;\">Finished stocks above normal<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center;\">36%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center;\">24%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;\">Hardwood inventories appear more elevated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;\">Finished stocks below normal<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center;\">4%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center;\">14%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;\">Softwood availability appears more uneven<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;\">Order books<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center;\">Improved, but below 2022-2023 average<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center;\">Slight increase<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;\">Visibility remains limited<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"background: #fff7ed; border-left: 6px solid #c2410c; padding: 16px 20px; margin: 22px 0; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6;\">The recovery is visible in sales, but not yet in margins. Export demand is helping sawmills start the year better, while high log costs continue to absorb much of the improvement.<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"color: #163f66; font-size: 16px;\">Main concerns reported by companies<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 22px 0; font-size: 14px;\" border=\"1\">\n<thead style=\"background: #163f66; color: #ffffff;\">\n<tr>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: left;\">Concern<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px;\">Hardwood<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px;\">Softwood<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;\">Economic situation in France and globally<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center;\">Yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center;\">Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;\">Middle East conflict<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center;\">Yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center;\">Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;\">Energy and fuel costs<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center;\">Yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center;\">Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;\">Log costs \/ log supply<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center;\">Yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center;\">Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;\">Gap between raw material costs and selling prices<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center;\">Visible in margins<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Explicit concern<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;\">Insurance costs<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center;\">Yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center;\">Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;\">Recruitment<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center;\">Yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: center;\">Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The first quarter therefore offers a mixed picture. French sawmills are no longer in the same weak position as at the end of 2025, and exports have clearly improved. But the domestic market is still hesitant, order books remain limited and the cost-price equation is still unfavourable for many companies. For the rest of 2026, the key issue will be whether export momentum can continue and whether selling prices can move closer to raw material costs. 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