Untreated timber: market overview at UEEX for September 28 – October 2, 2026

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

• the exhibited volume was 7.68 thousand cubic meters;
• 5.04 thousand cubic meters of wood were sold;
• the cost of selling wood was 21.02 million UAH (including VAT);
• sellers received additional income during the English auction in the amount of 3.73 million UAH (including VAT).

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

The breakdown of untreated timber sales was as follows: 44% round timber, 56% firewood.

Round timber

During the reporting period, 2.23 thousand cubic meters of round timber were sold for a total amount of UAH 12.87 million (including VAT).

Pine, oak, and alder accounted for the largest shares of sales, representing 77.16%, 6.89%, and 5.73% of the total volume, respectively. Sales also included species such as ash, hornbeam, birch, linden, aspen, and fir.

Firewood

During the reporting period, the volume of sales of firewood amounted to 2.8 thousand cubic meters for the amount of 8.15 million UAH (including VAT).

The vast majority of firewood (>91%) was sold for industrial use.

Among firewood, coniferous wood was in highest demand, accounting for 68.97% 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 first group consists primarily of hard-leaved species with a minor proportion of soft-leaved species; the second consists exclusively of conifers; and the third consists predominantly of soft-leaved species with a smaller proportion of conifers. All three types of species are represented in the industrial use segment: conifers predominate, followed by hardwoods, while softwoods account for the smallest share.

Price indices

The largest price drop was recorded for fir, currently priced at UAH 4,094.44 per cubic meter (including VAT). Conversely, ash led the price increases among all indices, with a price of UAH 8,513.22 per cubic meter (including VAT).

Weighted average timber price index, for September 28 – October 2, 2026

The price index for industrial-use firewood increased, reaching the level of UAH 2,901.92 per cubic meter (including VAT).

Among all types of firewood for non-industrial use, the price of group 1 wood saw the largest increase, now standing at UAH 4,486.71 per cubic meter (including VAT).