Untreated timber: market overview at UEEX for October 26 – 30, 2026

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

• the volume offered amounted to 69.02 thousand cubic meters;
• 18.35 thousand cubic meters of timber were sold;
• the value of timber sales totaled UAH 77.57 million (including VAT);
• sellers generated additional revenue through English-style auctions, amounting to UAH 1.66 million (including VAT).

Untreated timber was sold by forestry enterprises from 6 regions of Ukraine. The largest volume was sold in the Zhytomyr region.

The breakdown of untreated timber sales was as follows: 92.02% – round timber, 7.98% – firewood.

Round timber

During the reporting period, 16.89 thousand cubic meters of round timber were sold for a total amount of UAH 73.78 million (including VAT).

Pine, alder, and spruce accounted for the largest share of sales, representing 84.81%, 2.89%, and 2.29% of the total structure, respectively. There was also the sale of species such as birch, ash, oak, beech, fir, hornbeam, and others.

Given that the auction increment is 1%, the highest average figure was for alder – 36, followed by birch – 7, and hornbeam – 3.

Firewood

During the reporting period, the volume of sales of firewood amounted to 1.47 thousand cubic meters for the amount of 3.78 million UAH (including VAT).

The vast majority of firewood (>93%) was sold for industrial use.

Among firewood, coniferous wood was in highest demand, accounting for 61.93% of the total volume.

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

In the structure of non-industrial firewood sales, the second and third groups consist exclusively of coniferous species. In the industrial use segment, all three types of tree species are represented: conifers predominate, followed by hardwoods, while softwoods account for the smallest share.

Price indices

The largest decrease in value was recorded for oak, the price of which currently stands at 22,400.09 UAH/cu. m (including VAT). Conversely, beech led the growth among all indices, with a price of 5,469.45 UAH/cu. m (including VAT).

Index of weighted average timber prices, for October 26–30, 2026

The price index for industrial-use firewood increased, reaching 2,705.41 UAH/cubic m (including VAT).

Among all types of firewood for non-industrial use, the price for wood in the third group saw the largest decrease, now standing at 604.24 UAH/cu. m (including VAT).