Increased timber supply

The leading grade of spruce, quality class B, Media 2b+, is currently fetching prices of €128 to €130 per cubic meter (net, ex-road). Demand for softwood sawlogs remains high, although logistical bottlenecks are causing delays in transport. Since blue stain and bark beetles are not a concern during the winter, this is not a major issue. Nevertheless, planned harvesting operations should be carefully coordinated in advance to ensure smooth timber marketing.

The sales situation for both softwood and hardwood industrial timber has improved significantly. Transport and acceptance are proceeding accordingly.

At the hardwood timber auction in St. Florian, almost all of the delivered timber, totaling 1,533 cubic meters, was sold. The average revenue across all tree species was €781 per cubic meter (2025: €658). Oak, accounting for 80 percent of the timber volume sold, achieved an average price of €885 per cubic meter, representing a five percent increase compared to the previous year. The highest bid for oak this year was €2,669 per cubic meter, which is also the highest bid at this year's hardwood auction. 246 logs received bids of more than €1,000 per cubic meter at the auction, including 229 oaks. Since hardwood must be harvested outside of the sap flow season and the season is gradually drawing to a close, a swift conclusion to the hardwood harvest is recommended.

Source: lko.at