Online auction Münsterland: oak price drops to €372/m³

In the third quarter of 2022, Spanish imports of oak roundwood rose by 10% to 21,785 m³ (July-Sept. 2021: 19,790 m³), the positive development recorded in the first (+11%) and second quarters (+43%) therefore continued. According to the association of Spanish timber importers and the timber industry (AEIM), Madrid,...

Importers and processors in China and Vietnam have been interested in deliveries of oak and ash roundwood from Central Europe again since February 2023. In the case of oak, however, price offers from Chinese companies are not sufficient - despite low freight rates - for roundwood traders to acquire sufficient volumes...

Many roundwood exporters are dissatisfied with the business development of beech exports to China in February 2023. After trading activities before, during and after Chinese New Year celebrations declined to a low level not seen for several years, orders for beech roundwood have remained at a very low level even after...