The Austrian sawmilling industry has recently been registering a reduction in receipts of orders as well as in the volume of sawn-softwood sales. Owing to production cuts and an adequate supply, demand for softwood sawlogs is slack at the moment. With the exception of Upper Austria, current demand can be satisfied with the supply from damaged-wood clearance operations. Prices were mostly rolled over in October 2022. For assortments with smaller dimensions, the lower price range is being dictated by the higher prices for industrial softwood. Prices for pine and larch are stable. Whereas demand for larch has decreased in Germany recently, it remains high in Austria. Even for weaker log dimensions, prices of over 100 €/fm ex forest road can be achieved for larch in most cases.“
LWK Price Watch: Softwood Roundwood Austria
October 2022
€/fm Oct 2022 Sep 2022 Aug 2022 Oct 2021
Spruce
Sawlogs 1519 cm 75 - 97 75 - 97 n.a. 70 - 97
Sawlogs 2024 cm 97 - 115 97 - 116 n.a. 98 - 120
Sawlogs 25 cm+ (up to 20 m) 105 - 122 105 - 128 n.a. 105 - 115
Pine
Short wood 2024 cm 60 - 84 60 - 84
n.a. 50 - 80
Larch
Short wood 2024 cm 95 - 120 95 - 120 n.a. 95 - 140
Short wood 25 cm+ 130 - 220 130 - 220 n.a. 100 - 150
Industrial roundwood
Pulpwood for mech. pulping 46 - 55 42 - 52 n.a. 35 - 48
Fibrewood 35 - 45 30 - 43 n.a. 25 - 32
Prices over bark, volumes under bark, road side, centre diameter;
sawlogs in A/B or A/B/C quality, industrial roundwood spruce/fir n.a. = not available
EUWID assumes no liability for the accuracy of pricing information
Source: EUWID according to LWK Austria
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