Under the influence of the Covid-19 pandemic and the price pressure of the bark beetle infestation in Central Europe, the July prices of roundwood in Estonia are considerably lower over a year ago.
Pine sawlogs could be bought for EUR 66.63/m3 in July, which is a -11% decrease as compared to July of last year. Also, the price for spruce sawlogs dropped to EUR 54.79/m3, almost -22% less than July 2019.
The price of birch decreased by -12% compared to July 2019.
Among the pulpwood types of wood, the price for pine dropped by -31%, down to EUR 24.89/m3. The price for spruce pulpwood also dropped by -29% as compared to July 2019.
| Average roadside prices of sales from the Estonian state forests on country level (EUR/m³, under bark, excl. VAT) | ||||
| July 2019 | June 2020 | July 2020 | Change in % July 2019/ July 2020 | |
| Sawlogs | ||||
| Pine | 75.00 | 71.08 | 66.63 | -11.16% |
| Spruce | 70.20 | 52.62 | 54.79 | -21.95% |
| Birch | 66.79 | 70.35 | 58.60 | -12.26% |
| Pulpwood | ||||
| Pine | 36.45 | 24.92 | 24.89 | -31.71% |
| Spruce | 35.76 | 23.25 | 25.39 | -28.99% |
| Birch | 42.35 | 30.38 | 31.76 | -25.00% |
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