Russian loggers are experiencing additional difficulties with the sale of sawlogs

Russian sawmills in January tried their best to process their own logs, and to reduce purchases from the open market to a minimum. This tactic created additional difficulties for loggers in selling sawlogs. For the movement of the market price, purchase and sale transactions must be a necessary condition, and in January the flow of sawlogs was limited. Prices froze at the level of 3000 rubles/m³ (EUR 37.5/m3), excluding VAT at the departure station. Loggers and traders in Russia's Northwestern and Central Federal Districtsnoted that in the coming year, the development of demand for ...