In October 2011, Oak lumber exports of German sawmills persisted unchangingly weak. Only the calculated values improved by over 11%. With a volume of 664 cubic meters the lowest amount so far this year was delivered to China. At the beginning of the year, the shipments had amounted to up to more than 3,000 cubic meters. Exports volumes to Poland and the Netherlands keep at a level significantly higher than in the previous year. Also, the calculated value for both countries range well above last year.
In October, the following average prices for the biggest Oak lumber buyers can be calculated from the figures of the German Federal Statistical Office:
- China € 303/m³ (ø I-X/2011: € 322/m³)
- Poland € 410/m³ (410)
- Netherlands € 553/m³ (507)
- Indonesia € 339/m³ (344)
- Switzerland € 1046/m³ (970)
Oak Lumber – Export |
Volume (m³) |
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Oct 2010 |
Oct 2011 |
Jan – Oct 2010 |
Jan – Oct 2011 |
Change Oct 2010/11 | Change period 2010/11 | |
Poland | 1,186 | 1,831 | 10,875 | 13,791 | 54.38% | 26.81% |
Netherlands | 751 | 1,398 | 7,710 | 11,350 | 86.15% | 47.21% |
France | 964 | 669 | 4,509 | 3,848 | -30.60% | -14.66% |
China |
2,872 | 664 | 18,801 | 16,898 | -76.88% | -10.12% |
Switzerland |
572 | 646 | 4,720 | 4,994 | 12.94% | 5.81% |
Indonesia |
1,049 | 446 | 8,655 | 6,876 | -57.48% | -20.55% |
Denmark | 244 | 292 | 2,645 | 3,429 | 19.67% | 29.64% |
Austria |
358 | 257 | 2,571 | 2,540 | -28.21% | -1.21% |
Belgium | 574 | 250 | 4,159 | 2,227 | -56.45% | -46.45% |
Italy | 162 | 233 | 2,520 | 1,364 | 43.83% | -45.87% |
Vietnam | 1,260 | 223 | 7,619 | 3,898 | -82.30% | -48.84% |
Finland | 103 | 132 | 597 | 1,104 | 28.16% | 84.92% |
Thailand | 50 | 119 | 1,633 | 1,301 | 138.00% | -20.33% |
TOTAL |
11,743 | 7,899 | 92,089 | 83,716 | -32.73% | -9.09% |
Oak Lumber – Export |
Value (million euros) |
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Oct 2010 |
Oct 2011 |
Jan – Oct 2010 |
Jan – Oct 2011 |
Change Oct 2010/11 | Change period 2010/11 | |
Poland | 0.51 | 0.75 | 4.35 | 5.65 | 48.71% | 29.92% |
Netherlands | 0.40 | 0.77 | 3.64 | 5.75 | 94.71% | 58.01% |
France | 0.22 | 0.18 | 1.35 | 1.06 | -21.17% | -21.42% |
China |
0.86 | 0.20 | 4.86 | 5.45 | -76.63% | 12.13% |
Switzerland |
0.53 | 0.68 | 4.45 | 4.84 | 26.40% | 8.83% |
Indonesia |
0.37 | 0.15 | 2.80 | 2.37 | -59.41% | -15.58% |
Denmark | 0.15 | 0.25 | 2.26 | 2.94 | 67.55% | 30.29% |
Austria |
0.14 | 0.13 | 1.41 | 1.48 | -11.11% | 4.90% |
Belgium | 0.13 | 0.12 | 1.71 | 0.82 | -5.38% | -52.20% |
Ital | 0.06 | 0.12 | 1.23 | 0.81 | 100.00% | -34.39% |
Vietnam | 0.36 | 0.07 | 2.07 | 1.20 | -79.89% | -42.06% |
Finland | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.41 | 0.97 | 74.24% | 137.56% |
Thailand | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.62 | 0.55 | 53.85% | -11.51% |
TOTAL |
4.73 | 4.10 | 40.02 | 40.27 | -13.34% | 0.63% |