- In February, the SFE announced 99 auctions. They offered a total of 34,3 thousand m³of timber products. Compared to January, the amount of offered timber decreased by 11 % and amount of sold timber decreased by 13 %. The auctions were organized by 20 SFE units.
- The SPOT index of timber recorded a value of 60,74 Eur/m3. Compared to the results of the same period last year, the value of the index increased by 40,6 %. Compared to the same period last year, the growth is 0,9 %.
- The price of sawn logs significantly grew by 12 % (up to 90,44 Eur/m3). Compared to the same period last year, growth is 29 %.
- In comparison to the last month, the price of the sold sawlogs fluctuated between -2,5% and 2%.
BALTPOOL Timber Price (SPOT) Index
Trade in TOP timber assortments in ETTS short-term auctions
Trade in TOP assortments in ETTS short-term auctions
| Assortments | Quantity, scm | Change in quantity per month | Quantity percentage in the scope of TOP 5 assortments | Price, Eur/scm | Change in price per month | Change in price per yea | |
| Baltpool Timber Spot index | Index | 11 785 | -27% | 100,0% | 60,74 | 0,95% (60,17 Eur/m3) | 40,63% (43,19 Eur/m3) |
| Index components: | |||||||
| PJ (spruce, pine, birch); B/C; St,Vd; L2, L3 | 1 610 | 705% | 13,7% | 105,46 | -2,35% (108 Eur/m3) | 28,02% (82,38 Eur/m3) | |
| PJ (spruce, pine, birch); D; St,Vd; L2, L3 | 7 760 | 87% | 65,8% | 90,44 | 11,79% (80,9 Eur/m3) | 28,21% (70,54 Eur/m3) | |
| TR (deciduous, conifers) | 2 235 | -67% | 19,0% | 79,77 | 0,94% (79,03 Eur/m3) | 59,47% (50,02 Eur/m3) | |
| PP (spruce, pine, birch) | 180 | -10% | 1,5% | 50,33 | 1,68% (49,5 Eur/m3) | 36,06% (36,99 Eur/m3) | |
| PM, ML (class II and III calorific value) | 0 | – | 0,0% | – | – | – | |
| Felling residues, covered felling residues | 0 | – | 0,0% | – | – | – | |
Trade in regional units of the State Forest Enterprise in short-term auctions
Timber assortments sold at ETTS short-term auctions
Abbrevations:
KA – felling residues; KAD – covered felling residues; KAK – felling residues at cleared space; KL – hard leafy short timber; ML – firewood; PM – panel timber; PJ – sawn logs; PP – pulpwood; TR – packing logs; St – large-sized timber, small-end diameter ≥32 cm; Vd – medium-sized timber, small-end diameter 20-31 cm; Sm – small-sized timber, small-end diameter ≤19 cm; L1 – assortment length class, ≤2.9 m; L2 – assortment length class, 3.0 – 3.9 m; L3 – assortment length class, 4.0 – 6.0 m; L4 – assortment length class, 6.1 – 8.9 m.