Prices for both pulpwood and sawlogs increased slightly during the 2Q 2018 in Sweden, as Swedish Forest Agency reported.
Pulpwood prices rose by 4% while sawlog prices rose by 2% in the 2Q 2018 compared to the 1Q 2018. Price increases differ from north to south where the largest price increases are found in Central Region. Pulpwood prices rose by 3% in the Northern Region, while prices rose by 6% in Central Region and by 2% in Southern Region.
Sawlog prices show very small changes and rose by 1% in Central Region while the remained unchanged in both the Southern and Northern Regions.
Compared with the same quarter last year, increases are higher. The prices of pulpwood rose by 12% compared to 2Q 2017.Pulpwood prices rose by 6% in Northern Region, and by 13% and 12% in Central and Southern Regions respectively. Compared with the 2Q 2017, sawlog prices rose by 7%. Sawlog prices rose by 5% in the Northern Region, by 6% in the Central Region and by 7% in the Southern Region.