An update of the current bark-beetle situation in Europe
The bark-beetle infestation has caused a lot of problems in the last years especially in Germany and the Czech [...]
May 11, 2022
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Next bark beetle outbreak on the way
After the long-standing bark beetle calamity in western Canada came to an end a few years ago and we [...]
April 4, 2022
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Czech Republic drastically reduces logging as the bark beetle calamity retreats
Last year, with the retreat of the bark beetle calamity, the Czech state enterprise Lesy České republiky (LČR) reduced [...]
February 23, 2022
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Czech wood prices on a roller-coaster ride due to recent record jump
A simple economic reasoning suggests that the prices of wood correspond to its current availability or unavailability. During the bark [...]
January 25, 2022
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Germany: Timber prices expected to rise as beetle infestation decreases
After the price level had fallen due to the bark beetle infestation, an increase is now expected as the beetle [...]
January 10, 2022
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Germany: Volume of bark beetle damaged wood expected fall by 17 million m3 in 2022
According to the latest statistics, in 2021, Germany's logging of damaged timber will drop to 43 million cubic meters [...]
December 13, 2021
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Czech Republic will cancel compensation for bark beetles due to skyrocketing wood prices
Czech forest owners can no longer count on the state to compensate them for low prices with huge sums. Wood [...]
September 29, 2021
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Volume of bark beetle damaged wood in Europe expected to be less pronounced this year
Over the last few years, Central European forests (but also parts of Sweden, France, and Belgium) have been ravaged by [...]
July 12, 2021
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Wood prices will rise in the Czech Republic
According to data from the Czech Statistical Office, almost 36 million cubic meters of wood were harvested in Czech forests [...]
June 30, 2021
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Timber prices in the Netherlands doubled in recent months
Timber prices in the Netherlands have more than doubled in recent months. It's also not clear when those prices [...]
June 4, 2021
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