Keyword: bark beetle

Bark beetle infestation threatens 1/2 million of hectares of forest in Czechia

Approximately 500,000 hectares of forest in Czechia are potentially threatened by bark beetle infestation, according to the Ministry of [...]
September 11, 2019 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe

Germany: Ministry of Agriculture gives EUR 500 million for forest aid

The ministry of agriculture in Germany is now planning to offer 500 million euros state aid for the clearing of [...]
September 10, 2019 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Europe

The German forest industry receives strong financial aid to combat draught and bark beetle crisis

A comprehensive "pact for the forest" is needed to get the damage caused by drought and bark beetles under control [...]
September 9, 2019 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe

Czechia: Major aid for forest owners to mitigate beetle calamity

    The Czech Ministry of Agriculture is planning to promote non-state forest owners with up to [...]
August 8, 2019 Latest Trends / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe

Worst bark beetle infestation in decades expected in France

    Long waves of heat, dry weather have brought the worst bark beetle infestation in two decades [...]

Bark beetle logging doubled in Czech forests

In the first half of 2019, the number of bark beetle logged wood in the Czech State Forests more than [...]
July 29, 2019 Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe

EU sawmill industry hit by bark beetle outbreaks and wildfires

On 18 June 2019, EOS, together with its Member, Fachverband der Holzindustrie Österreichs, hosted the EOS General Assembly and [...]

Record logging in the Czech Republic due to the bark beetle epidemics

In 2018, logging in the Czech Republic increased to 25.7 million m3 . That is the highest value in the [...]

France: Softwood prices drop sharply due to the bark beetle crisis

    In the northern half of France, forest owners of spruce and fir are very concerned. During [...]

The bark beetle might destroy 12.5 million m3 of wood in Sweden in 2019

The European spruce bark beetle is threatening Sweden's forests more than the record wild fires that occurred last year [...]