May 14, 2008. /Lesprom.com/. Beech plywood prices have declined again on the whole on European sales markets over the past few weeks, manufacturers and importers report, Euwid Wood products and panels informed. The latest contracts for retail deliveries of standard and multiplex grades, in particular, featured prices lower than those in the 1Q 2008 and 4Q 2007. Prices for deliveries to industrial buyers were generally high at present given the longer duration of these contracts. Manufacturers registered mounting pressure on prices for deliveries to retailers during the first quarter after the supply of beech plywood had improved significantly at the start of the year. A few producers had also raised prices for multiplex board and custom grades. However, these mark-ups were lower than last year's and met with much stronger opposition from buyers.