Russian sawmills in January tried their best to process their own logs, and to reduce purchases from the open market to a minimum.    This tactic created additional difficulties for loggers in selling sawlogs. For the movement of the market price, purchase and sale transactions must be a necessary condition, and in January the flow of sawlogs was limited. Prices froze at the level of 3000 rubles/m³ (EUR 37.5/m3), excluding VAT at the departure station.    Loggers and traders in Russia's Northwestern and Central Federal Districtsnoted that in the coming ...