Demands for price reductions largely unsuccessful
Log imports only offer advantages in terms of volumes but not prices
During recent negotiations for follow-up contracts, many sawmills in northern Germany tried to achieve price reductions for spruce and pine logs. In the east of the country, buyers were more vocal in demanding lower prices than sawmills in the west. Already in the first half of March, some companies openly threatened to increase log imports from Scandinavia. However, these demands for price reductions have so far been largely unsuccessful.
