Finnish timber sales livelier than usual in August
Sept 20 2011 The Finnish forest industry purchased four million cubic meters of timber from private forest owners in August. The volume of purchases was almost a fifth higher than the August average. Demand remains good.
The aggregate January-August volume of purchases was 14.8 million cubic metrers, twelve percent less than in the corresponding period of 2010. January-August pulpwood volume of purchases came to 8.2 million cubic meters, and sawlog purchases to six million cubic metres.The price of pine pulpwood remained unchanged at 17 euros per cubic meter, while the price of birch pulpwood rose three percent to 16 Euros per cubic meter. The price of spruce pulpwood was down one percent, and it fetched 20 Euros per cubic meter on average.Domestic wood is in good demand, with all timber grades, including energy wood, being sought by buyers. /AA
