Volumes and prices in roundwood trade, 9/2022

Figures corrected in July 2022-February 2023 data on 20.4.2023.​

Read more on the page Changes and corrections in the statistics.​

The volume of timber sold in October was fairly normal, six percent below the average of the previous five years. In standing sales, prices of coniferous logs fell by one percent from September. The price of birch pulpwood rose by three percent from the previous month, ending up nine percent above the average price for the whole of last year in real terms.

• In October, an average of EUR 72.6 per cubic metre was paid for spruce logs and EUR 68.5 for pine logs in standing sales. Compared to September, prices fell by one percent. The real price level of logs was two percent higher than during the whole previous year in standing sales.
• The standing sale price was EUR 22.6 per cubic metre for spruce pulpwood, EUR 20.6 for pine pulpwood and 21.0 for birch pulpwood. Compared to the previous month, the price of birch increased by three percent, pine by two and spruce by percent. The average price for the whole of last year was already exceeded by nine percent for birch, while for pine the increase was three and for spruce one percent.
• The average roadside price of pine pulpwood was EUR 38.1, spruce EUR 40.3, and birch EUR 39.5. The price of pine and spruce rose by two percent and one percent respectively from September. The price of birch remained unchanged. Average prices for the whole of last year were exceeded by 8–11 percent, depending on the species.
• A fairly normal 4.1 million cubic metres of timber trade was recorded for October. This was six percent less than the average for the previous five years.
• In January-October, timber trade was 18 percent down year-on-year and six percent lower than the average for the previous five years. Compared to the previous five years, log trade diminished by one percent and pulpwood trade by 10 percent.

Background information on the statistics

Unit prices in roundwood trade are recorded in the statistical database at the fair prices valid each time. However, price changes are examined in the texts and graphs in real terms by eliminating the change in value using the cost-of-living index. Before February 2022, the wholesale price index was used in this calculation.

The recorded prices are based on prices entered in wood trade agreements between the buyers and sellers. Any other increments and services related to wood trade are not included in the statistics.

Wood trade data for statistics are provided by the largest buyers of wood and forest management associations. As the information is not rounded up to correspond to the total non-industrial private wood trade in Finland, the published wood volumes only represent about 90 per cent of the wood purchased by forest industries from non-industrial private forests.