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October 18, 2019

Sweden: Slow sawnwood demand and bark beetle infestation cause foresters to drop timber prices

The Swedish forest owners association Mellanskog has announced a decrease in its timber prices.  According to Mellanskog, the global economy continued to show signs of slowing down, resulting in weakened demand for sawnwood and pulp-based products.  And at the same time, the supply of forest raw material is high in Sweden and Europe, where extensive spruce bark beetle problem has led to a high logging activity with large spruce.  In the current economic climate, Mellanskog makes a market adjustment of timber prices. The adjustment of prices should be seen in the light of ...

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