Trade of energywood, 2nd quarter 2017

• Two fifths of the wood purchased as raw material for forest chips was pruned stemwood in the second quarter of 2017. This was the most valuable type of energywood; the average price paid for it was EUR 4.4 per cubic metre in standing sales and EUR 22.9 in delivery sales.
• In standing sales the unit price of pruned stems decreased by 21 per cent and in delivery sales by three per cent compared to the previous quarter.
• Share of logging residues was just over half of energywood sales. The average price paid for it was EUR 3.3 per cubic metre in standing sales and EUR 14.6 in delivery sales.
• The price of logging residues remained on the same level as on the previous quarter.
• The extent of data collection of statistic fluctuates. Excluding that, the amount of energywood purchased in standing sales decreased by four per cent and in delivery sales by one per cent compared with the corresponding period of last year.

The recorded prices do not include government subsidy and the prices may also be negative. Subsidy payments were rejected 7.5.2016–19.4.2017, after which applications have been accepted again.

Data concerning the second and third quarter of 2017 was corrected February 27, 2018.