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Timber prices went up
statistikk
2007-04-26T10:00:00.000Z
Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
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skogav, Commercial roundwood removals, timber price, quantity timber cut, felling, forest waste, spruce, pine, broad-leaved trees, firewood, pulp wood, saw logsForestry , Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
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Commercial roundwood removalsQ1 2007, preliminary figures

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Timber prices went up

A total of 2.2 million cubic metres timber were cut for sale in the first quarter of 2007. Compared with the corresponding quarter in 2006, this is 150 000 cubic metres more. The average timber price rose by NOK 43.

Average price per cubic metre industrial roundwood for sale. 1st quarter of 2006 and 1st quarter of 2007. NOK

Quantity cut of industrial roundwood for sale. 1st quarter of  2006 and 1st quarter of 2007. All species of tree. Selected counties

The aggregated gross value of the roundwood sold to the industry in the first quarter of 2007 amounted to NOK 780 million - an increase of 13 per cent compared with the same quarter last year. According to preliminary calculations, the forest owners on average obtained a price of NOK 362 per cubic metre sold, NOK 43 more than in the first quarter of 2006.

Regional differences

For the country as a whole, the commercial roundwood removals increased by 7 per cent in the first quarter 2007 compared with the first quarter of 2006. Half of the increase occurred in the county of Hedmark, where the removals totalled 615 000 cubic metres. The removals of the counties of Oppland and Buskerud rose by 24 000 and 39 000 cubic metres respectively.

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