Prices for both pulpwood and sawlogs increased slightly during the 2Q 2018 in Sweden. Pulpwood prices rose by 4% while sawlog prices rose by 2% in the 2Q 2018 compared to the 1Q 2018.

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Sweden: Prices for pulpwood and sawlogs increased in 2Q

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.