Oak
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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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September 24, 2019
US-China trade war hits the French oak market: prices for logs at auctions down sharply this year
The euphoria that characterized France's oak market in 2017-2018 is now about to end. This is one of the conclusions of the public sale of Beaune (Côte d'Or) in Burgundy, organized by the French National Forest Office (ONF). The results of the Burgundy auction clearly confirm the tendencies of weakening in demand which already were noticeable at the end of this spring's auctions. It's a already a fact, since the beginning of the year, the market has turned. The slowdown in economic activity in China has had the effect of curbing trade with the outside world. By the end of the first quarter of 2019, the exporters of oak logs found themselves with stacks of containers stuck in ports or with heaps of wood waiting in parks or roadside. But at the same time, oak logs sold in the fall continued to emerge from forests due to the last mild winter. And as the private owners wanted... Continue reading
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April 12, 2017
France: Hardwood trade affected by rising ocean freight costs to Asia
French hardwood trade was mixed during the Q2 of 2017. The French oak keeps on increasing and there is no forecast for reasons to stop.... Continue reading
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March 6, 2017
Hardwood logs prices in Russia, Poland, Romania and Croatia during January-February 2017
Prices for hardwood logs during January and February 2017 can be found below:... Continue reading
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September 24, 2019
US-China trade war hits the French oak market: prices for logs at auctions down sharply this year
The euphoria that characterized France's oak market in 2017-2018 is now about to end. This is one of the conclusions of the public sale of Beaune (Côte d'Or) in Burgundy, organized by the French National Forest Office (ONF). The results of the Burgundy auction clearly confirm the tendencies of weakening in demand which already were noticeable at the end of this spring's auctions. It's a already a fact, since the beginning of the year, the market has turned. The slowdown in economic activity in China has had the effect of curbing trade with the outside world. By the end of the first quarter of 2019, the exporters of oak logs found themselves with stacks of containers stuck in ports or with heaps of wood waiting in parks or roadside. But at the same time, oak logs sold in the fall continued to emerge from forests due to the last mild winter. And as the private owners wanted... 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