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Germany: Wood auctions reveal high prices for hardwoods, oaks especially
Recent auctions in Germany reveal considerably higher prices for hardwoods, and especially for oaks. The auction in Wettenberg in Hessen, Germany, approx. 60 kilometers north of Frankfurt a.M., on the 15th of December 2022. 494 cubic meters of oak stems from state-, municipal-, and private forests were offered at the auction. 26 bidders from Austria, France, the Netherlands, and Germany submitted bids. Even though many of the offered stems had lower quality than the year before due to drought and heat damages, the prices were higher. The forest owners were (of course) very satisfied with the situation as they all are facing vast reforestation after years of bark-beetle and drought damage to their forests and need financing for that. The average price for the oak logs in Wettenberg was 1.090 € per cubic meter*. That is to be compared with last year’s auction at the same... Continue reading →
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January 31, 2023
Germany: Wood auctions reveal high prices for hardwoods, oaks especially
Recent auctions in Germany reveal considerably higher prices for hardwoods, and especially for oaks. The auction in Wettenberg in Hessen, Germany, approx. 60 kilometers north of Frankfurt a.M., on the 15th of December 2022. 494 cubic meters of oak stems from state-, municipal-, and private forests were offered at the auction. 26 bidders from Austria, France, the Netherlands, and Germany submitted bids. Even though many of the offered stems had lower quality than the year before due to drought and heat damages, the prices were higher. The forest owners were (of course) very satisfied with the situation as they all are facing vast reforestation after years of bark-beetle and drought damage to their forests and need financing for that. The average price for the oak logs in Wettenberg was 1.090 € per cubic meter*. That is to be compared with last year’s auction at the same... Continue reading →
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Germany: Wood auctions reveal high prices for hardwoods, oaks especially
Recent auctions in Germany reveal considerably higher prices for hardwoods, and especially for oaks. The auction in Wettenberg in Hessen, Germany, approx. 60 kilometers north of Frankfurt a.M., on the 15th of December 2022. 494 cubic meters of oak stems from state-, municipal-, and private forests were offered at the auction. 26 bidders from Austria, France, the Netherlands, and Germany submitted bids. Even though many of the offered stems had lower quality than the year before due to drought and heat damages, the prices were higher. The forest owners were (of course) very satisfied with the situation as they all are facing vast reforestation after years of bark-beetle and drought damage to their forests and need financing for that. The average price for the oak logs in Wettenberg was 1.090 € per cubic meter*. That is to be compared with last year’s auction at the same... Continue reading →