Untreated timber: market overview at UEEX for September 07 – 11, 2026

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

• the exhibited volume was 192.94 thousand cubic meters;
• 135.71 thousand cubic meters of wood were sold;
• the cost of selling wood was UAH 646.43 million (including VAT);
• forestry enterprises received additional income during the English auction in the amount of UAH 101.27 million (including VAT).

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

The breakdown of untreated timber sales was as follows: 60% roundwood, 40% firewood.

Round timber

During the reporting period, 81.03 thousand cubic meters of round timber were sold for a total amount of UAH 510.05 million (including VAT).

Pine, birch, and alder accounted for the largest shares of sales, representing 61.35%, 10.50%, and 9.38% of the total structure, respectively. Sales also included species such as oak, spruce, ash, hornbeam, beech, and aspen, among others.

On average, the increase over the starting price at auctions was 10%. Given that the auction increment is 1%, the highest average figures were recorded for linden (47), oak (27), aspen (24), hornbeam (14), and birch (11).

Firewood

During the reporting period, the volume of sales of firewood amounted to 54.68 thousand cubic meters for the amount of 136.38 million UAH (including VAT).

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

Among fuelwood, coniferous wood was in highest demand, accounting for 64.86% of the total volume.

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

In the structure of firewood sales, the first group consists exclusively of hardwood species, the second exclusively of conifers, and the third predominantly of conifers with a smaller proportion of softwoods. All three types of species are represented in the pulpwood segment: conifers dominate, followed by softwoods, while hardwoods account for the smallest share.

Price indices

The largest price drop was recorded for fir, currently priced at UAH 4,225.57 per cubic meter (including VAT). Conversely, spruce led the price increases among all indices, with a price of UAH 4,906.23 per cubic meter (including VAT).

Weighted average timber price index, for September 7–11, 2026

The price index for industrial-use firewood decreased, reaching the level of UAH 2,495.30 per cubic meter (including VAT).

Among all types of firewood for non-industrial use, the price of Group 1 wood has increased and now stands at UAH 1,968.00 per cubic meter (including VAT).