In the third quarter, a total of 183,000 m³ of oak and beech lumber were produced in Germany, as Destatis reports. Compared to the second quarter, output decreased by 22% or 52,000 m³. It was also the smallest production volume ever recorded in a three-month period since the Holzkurier’s records began in 2019.
In the first nine months of 2023, the production output of beech and oak lumber amounted to 663,000 m³ and was thus down by 14% compared to the same period of last year (January–September 2022: 772,000 m³). Compared to the first three quarters of 2021 (801,000 m³), output decreased by 17% or 138,000 m³.
| Beech and oak in 1,000 m³ | |||||
| Quarter | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 300 | 253 | 260 | 261 | 245 |
| Q2 | 288 | 242 | 295 | 279 | 235 |
| Q3 | 309 | 201 | 246 | 232 | 183 |
| Q4 | 243 | 245 | 240 | 203 | – |
| Total | 1,140 | 941 | 1,041 | 975 | – |
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