Lesy ČR reports 200,000 m³ of windblown wood after storm

Summer storms caused damage in the forests of the Czech Republic in August 2023. According to a report by the state forest business unit Lesy ČR on 1 September, a volume of roughly 200,000 m³ of windblown wood has been established to date. The focus of the damage lies in the Jablunkauer hill country (Mosty u Jablunkov)...

152,447 m³ of standing timber and 13,335 m³ of roundwood on forest roads were sold in the Northern Italian region of Trentino in the first quarter of 2023. According to the wood-sales statistics published by the Camera di Commercio Industria, Artigianato e Agricoltura di Trento (CCIAA Trento), this is equivalent to 3.6...

Most Chinese importers of spruce roundwood from Europe are acting cautiously when purchasing. Although the delivery volumes from Europe and particularly Germany have increased again, the delivery agreements are often short-term in nature and only involve smaller-scale volumes. The importers’ rather cautious behaviour,...