austria

Wood chip price index keeps falling

Article by Birgit Fingerlos (translated by Eva Guzely) | 17.09.2024 - 14:52

The Austrian Timber Industry Association reported a sawdust price index of 349.2% for the month of July. Compared to June, it increased by 0.2 percentage points. Compared to July 2023, on the other hand, a decrease of 228 points was recorded.

The price index of wood chips fell by 5.3 percentage points month on month to 207.06% in July. Year on year, the index value lost 46 points. As a look in the Datacube shows, this is the lowest value since May 2022.