Sweden’s total stocks of coniferous sawlogs, pulpwood and wood chips is estimated to 7.6 million m³ (cubic metres solid volume excluding bark) of 30 September 2016. This is a small decrease by 1% compared with the same period last year, as Swedish Forest Agency reports.
There are some changes in the assortments and wood balance regions compared to the same period last year.
Stock volumes of coniferous sawlogs is estimated to 2.7 million m³. Compared with the same period last year this is a decline by 5%. The stock volumes of coniferous sawlogs decreased in wood balance region 4 by 26%. In the other wood balance regions the stocks were slightly higher than the same period last year.
The total stocks of pulpwood amounted to 4.1 million m³ which is the same level as the 3Q 2015. Pulpwood stocks were distributed on the following assortments: 2.6 million m³ of mixed coniferous pulpwood, which is 19% less compared to the same period last year. Broadleaved of pulpwood was 0.9 million m³, which is 14% more compared to the same period last year.
The stock volumes of wood chips is estimated to 0.8 million m³ which is 11% more than compared to 30 September 2015.
