Untreated timber: market overview at UEEX for May 4 - 8, 2026

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

• the exhibited volume was 37.86 thousand cubic meters;
• 13.09 thousand cubic meters of wood were sold;
• the cost of selling wood was UAH 52.49 million (including VAT);
• forestry enterprises received additional income during the English auction in the amount of UAH 890.41 thousand (including VAT).

The sale of untreated timber was carried out by forestry enterprises from 6 regions of Ukraine. The largest volume was sold in Ivano-Frankivsk region.

The distribution of untreated timber sales was as follows: 46% – round timber, 54% – firewood.

Round timber

During the reporting period, 5.98 thousand cubic meters of round timber were sold for a total amount of UAH 34.05 million (including VAT).

The most sold species were pine, oak and beech, where their share in the total structure was 58.82%, 12.49% and 5.25% respectively. There was also the sale of such species as red oak, alder, fir, spruce, birch, ash, linden, hornbeam, sycamore, maple, aspen, poplar.

Firewood

During the reporting period, the volume of sales of firewood amounted to 7.11 thousand cubic meters for the amount of 18.44 million UAH (including VAT).

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

Among firewood, spruce, birch and aspen firewood were in the greatest demand, accounting for 17.08%, 14.66% and 13.28% respectively.

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

Price indices

Last week, the market saw mixed dynamics: prices for some types of round timber decreased, while prices for others increased.

The largest decrease in value was recorded for alder, whose price is currently 4,519.68 UAH/cubic m including VAT. In contrast, the leader in growth among all indices was beech, its price is 5,998.35 UAH/cubic m including VAT.

Weighted Average Timber Price Index, for May 4 - 8, 2026

The price index for firewood for industrial use increased, reaching 2,614.83 UAH/cubic m including VAT.

Among all types of firewood for non-industrial use, the cost of the second group has decreased, which now amounts to 1,056.00 UAH/cubic m including VAT.