Over the past week, antreated timber auctions at the Ukrainian Energy Exchange showed the following results:
- Exhibited volume was 12,38 th. c. m;
- Sold timber 7,02 th. c. m;
- Timber sales cost was UAH 27,38 mln (incl. VAT);
- Forestry agencies received additional income during the English auction in the amount of UAH 1,28 million (including VAT).
Untreated timber sales was carried out by forestries from 5 regions of Ukraine. The largest volume was sold in the Kyiv region.
Distribution of untreated timber sales was as follows: 97% – round timber, 3% – firewood.
Round timber
During the reporting period, 6,83 thousand cubic meters of round timber were sold for a total amount of UAH 27,06 million (including VAT).
The most sold species were pine, oak and larch, where the share of their sales in the overall structure was 67,55%, 16,29% and 7,16%, respectively. There was also the sale of such species as fir, spruce, alder, linden, ash and others.
The average increase from the starting price at English auctions was 6%. Given that the auction step is 1%, the highest average was for beech – 31, alder – 27, spruce – 22.
Firewood
During the reporting period, the volume of firewood sales amounted to 197 cubic meters for the amount of UAH 319.95 thousand (including VAT).
The vast majority of firewood (74%) was sold for industrial use, while 26% was sold for non-industrial use.
Among firewood, the most popular species were larch and aspen, accounting for 53% and 22%, respectively.
The chart below shows the structure of firewood sales by assortment and species.
Price indices
The largest upward trend among the price indices for round timber was shown by birch, where the increase amounted to 16% with a cost of 5868,77 UAH/cubic m including VAT.
In turn, the maximum decrease was observed for alder. The weighted average price index amounted to 4591,11 UAH/cubic m including VAT, which is 26% less than last week’s figures.
Weighted Average Timber Price Index, for July 28 - August 01, 2025
| Breed | UAH/cubic meter (including VAT) |
|---|---|
| Silver birch | 5,868.77 |
| Forest beech | 3,660.49 |
| Black alder | 4,591.11 |
| Common oak | 20,123.01 |
| Common pine | 3,240.54 |
| European spruce | 3,753.29 |
| White fir | 4,441.10 |
| Common ash | 5 891.58 |
The price index for firewood for industrial use decreased to 1851,52 UAH/cubic meter including VAT, which is 4% less than in the previous period.
Among all types of firewood, firewood for non-industrial use of the third group fell the most in price - its average price was 990 UAH/cubic meter including VAT, which is 17% less than the previous value.