Spruce prices today have more than recovered from recurring storm-related slumps in recent decades. The diagram shows how the biggest windfalls of the past decades have affected timber price and consumer price indices. Most destructive were hurricanes Vivian and Wiebke in February 1990 and Lothar in December 1999, when 100 million sm³ and 180 million sm³ of timber, respectively, were brought to the ground. Repercussions on the price, however, were much more severe in 1990 than nine years later, according to the figures provided by Destatis.
At the end of March, there have been some changes in Austrian prices for industrial softwood logs. Purchasing organizations in the pulp industry, in particular, reacted to low inventory levels and...
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Metsäkeskus, the Finnish Forest Center has published the volumes of storm-damaged wood and the areas hit by winter storm “Hannes” on December 27 and 28, 2025, based on reports it received until...
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In 2025, bark beetles caused much less damage to Bavarian forests. The main areas of damage have shifted. The further development of the infestation cannot yet be predicted.
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According to the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), the European spruce bark beetle has caused less damage in Switzerland in 2025.
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