Untreated timber: market overview at UEEX for May 25 - 29, 2026

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

• the exhibited volume was 27.81 thousand cubic meters;
• 8.57 thousand cubic meters of wood were sold;
• the cost of selling wood was 38.87 million UAH (including VAT);
• forestry enterprises received additional income during the English auction in the amount of 898.72 thousand UAH (including VAT).

The sale of unprocessed wood was carried out by forestry enterprises from 5 regions of Ukraine. The largest volume was sold in Ivano-Frankivsk region.

The distribution of untreated timber sales was as follows: 95% – round timber, 5% – firewood.

Round timber

During the reporting period, 8.15 thousand cubic meters of round timber were sold for a total amount of UAH 38.03 million (including VAT).

The most sold species were pine, fir and spruce, where their share in the overall structure was 38.10%, 31.79% and 18.41% respectively. There was also the sale of such species as oak, alder, hornbeam, birch, red oak, beech, aspen.

Considering that the auction step is 1%, the highest average was for red oak – 12, fir – 4, spruce – 3.

Firewood

During the reporting period, the volume of sales of firewood amounted to 425.04 cubic meters for the amount of 840.97 thousand UAH (including VAT).

The vast majority of firewood (>80%) was sold for non-industrial use.

Among firewood, the most popular were alder, pine, and birch firewood, which accounted for 38.13%, 18.35%, and 14.62%, respectively.

The graph below shows the structure of sales of firewood by assortment and species.

Price indices

Last week, price indices mostly reflected a decrease.

The largest decrease in value was recorded for oak, whose price is currently 25,665.64 UAH/cubic m including VAT. In contrast, the leader in growth among all indices was birch, whose price is – 5,897.40 UAH/cubic m including VAT.

Weighted Average Timber Price Index, for May 25 - 29, 2026

The price index for firewood for industrial use decreased, reaching 2,026.72 UAH/cubic m including VAT.

Among all types of firewood for non-industrial use, the cost of the third group has increased the most, which now amounts to 1,821.60 UAH/cubic m including VAT.