Untreated timber: market overview at UEEX for August 31 – September 4, 2026

Over the past week, auctions for untreated timber on the Ukrainian Energy Exchange yielded the following results:

• the exhibited volume was 109.59 thousand cubic meters;
• 90.86 thousand cubic meters of wood were sold;
• the cost of selling wood was UAH 494.44 million (including VAT);
• forestry enterprises received additional income during the English auction in the amount of UAH 156.62 million (including VAT).

Untreated timber was sold by forestry enterprises from four regions of Ukraine. The largest volume was sold in the Khmelnytskyi region.

The breakdown of untreated timber sales was as follows: 55% roundwood, 45% firewood.

Round timber

During the reporting period, 49.88 thousand cubic meters of round timber were sold for a total amount of UAH 375.41 million (including VAT).

Pine, oak, and hornbeam accounted for the largest shares of sales, representing 61.07%, 17.39%, and 5.64% of the total structure, respectively. Sales also included species such as ash, beech, spruce, maple, elm, and alder, among others.

Firewood

During the reporting period, the volume of sales of firewood amounted to 40.97 thousand cubic meters for the amount of 119.03 million UAH (including VAT).

The vast majority of firewood (>99%) was sold for industrial use.

Among firewood, hardwood species were in highest demand, accounting for 47.68% of the total volume.

The chart below shows the sales structure of firewood species groups.

In the structure of firewood sales for non-industrial use, the second group consists exclusively of coniferous species, while the third comprises soft-leaved deciduous and coniferous species, with a slight predominance of the former. All three types of species are represented in the industrial use segment: hard-leaved deciduous species account for the largest share, followed by conifers, while soft-leaved deciduous species make up the smallest share.

Price indices

The largest price drop was recorded for alder, currently priced at UAH 5,764.46 per cubic meter (including VAT). Conversely, fir led the price increases among all indices, with a price of UAH 7,266.56 per cubic meter (including VAT).

Weighted average timber price index, for August 31 – September 4, 2026

The price index for industrial-use firewood rose, reaching 2,908.47 UAH/m³ (including VAT).

Among all types of non-industrial firewood, the price for Group III wood increased, now standing at 1,288.13 UAH/m³ (including VAT).