Numerous logs auctioned off for good money

A large number of logs from private, municipal, church and state-owned forests have been sold at an auction in the Dresden Heath. The bids were submitted in writing and high prices were paid, according to Sachsenforst. According to the information, a total of 397 logs from a total of 40 Saxon companies were auctioned off at the 27th sawmill and timber auction.

Interested parties in the wood came from all over Germany and from neighboring countries, it said. "Especially for small private forests, individual high-quality logs can find a better sale this way," said Forestry Minister Georg-Ludwig von Breitenbuch (CDU).

More money for oaks

The average revenue per cubic meter of wood was 615 euros - 21 percent higher than in the previous year. The increase was due to the "significant price increase for oaks compared to the previous year", it said.

The highest price was achieved by an English oak from a private forest owner in the Leipzig forest district, it said. A veneer manufacturer from the Netherlands paid 2,012 euros per cubic meter.

In total, individual logs from 17 different tree species were offered at this year's tender - including pedunculate and sessile oaks, red oaks and ash trees. More than half of the offered quantity was supplied from the Saxon state forest. 57 trunks did not find a buyer at the tender.