Purchase of wood, 2023

The total value of roundwood purchased from private owners lower than a year earlier

The value of roundwood purchased from private owners in 2023 amounted to EUR 61.1 million and was about 9% lower than in the previous year.

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The quantity almost same, the average prices down

Roundwood purchased from private owners in 2023 was worth EUR 61.1 million, which is about 9% less than in 2022. The quantity of purchased wood was almost the same, while the average prices were lower than in the previous year.

The value of purchased sawlogs and veneer logs went down by 12% and of pulpwood by almost 6%. On the other hand, the values of fuel wood and other industrial roundwood went up (by almost 5% and by 38%, respectively).

Purchase dominated by sawlogs and veneer logs

Sawlogs and veneer logs represented by far the highest share (77.6%) in the total value of roundwood purchased in 2023. The share of pulpwood was 14.5%, of wood fuel 5.1% and of other industrial roundwood 2.8%.

The table with the latest data is available in the SiStat Database.
Purchase of roundwood, Slovenia, 2023
20222023 2023
2022
EUR% change
Total67,459,44661,088,637-9.4
  sawlogs and veneer logs53,849,63547,384,302-12.0
  pulpwood, round and split9,396,5188,875,254-5.5
  other industrial roundwood1,257,5691,730,56337.6
  wood fuel2,955,7243,098,5184.8
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