Are Sweden’s timber prices set to rise even further?

Forest owners in southern Sweden have little reason to complain about current timber prices. The increase has been rapid. The million-dollar question is whether they can rise even further. No one has the answer, but there are ways to improve the odds. Many are now reconsidering their earlier statements that timber prices had likely peaked. Fascinating or alarming as it may be, the supply of timber in southern Sweden is not increasing despite the high prices. On the contrary, logging notifications have decreased. Scarcity pricing often has a massive impact on price development—this is what we ...