Over the past week, auctions on the Ukrainian Energy Exchange for untreated timber showed the following results:
- the exhibited volume was 16.59 thousand cubic meters;
- 15.47 thousand cubic meters of wood were sold;
- the cost of selling wood was 81.22 million UAH (including VAT);
- forestry enterprises received additional income during the English auction in the amount of 18.06 million UAH (including VAT).
Untreated timber was sold by forestry enterprises from 7 regions of Ukraine. The largest volume was sold in Zhytomyr region.
The distribution of untreated timber sales was as follows: 86% – round timber, 14% – firewood.
Round timber
During the reporting period, 13.32 thousand cubic meters of round timber were sold for a total amount of UAH 76.67 million (including VAT).
The most sold species were birch, alder and pine, where their share in the overall structure was 55.30%, 19.11% and 9.51% respectively. There was also the sale of such species as spruce, oak, red oak, fir, beech and others.
The average increase from the starting price at English auctions was 35%. Given that the auction step is 1%, the highest average was for ash – 74, alder – 55, spruce – 41.
Firewood
During the reporting period, the volume of sales of firewood amounted to 2.15 thousand cubic meters for the amount of 4.56 million UAH (including VAT).
The vast majority of firewood (86%) was sold for industrial use, while 14% was sold for non-industrial use.
Among firewood, the most popular species were fir and oak, which accounted for 24% and 22% of total sales, respectively.
The graph 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 pine, where the growth amounted to 24% with a cost of 5,328.80 UAH/cubic m including VAT.
In turn, the maximum decrease was observed for alder. The weighted average price index amounted to 5,600.08 UAH/cubic m including VAT, which is 13% less than last week’s figures.
Weighted Average Timber Price Index, for September 15 - 19, 2025
| Species | UAH/cubic m. (including VAT) |
|---|---|
| Silver birch | 5 531,05 |
| Forest beech | 4 735,80 |
| Black alder | 5 600,08 |
| Common oak | 25 597,42 |
| Common pine | 5 328,80 |
| European spruce | 5 238,99 |
| White fir | 5 251,74 |
| Common ash | 10 685,42 |
The price index for firewood for non-industrial use of the first group increased the most, reaching 2,217.60 UAH/cubic m including VAT, which is 20% more compared to the previous period.
Among all types of firewood, the cost of firewood for industrial use has decreased the most, which now amounts to 2,101.60 UAH/cubic m including VAT, which is 20% less than the previous figure.