As timber prices grow, forest owners in Sweden say they aren’t paid a fair share
- Timber prices have been rising globally but forest owners in Sweden say they aren’t getting their fair cut of that growth.
- The price of a cubic meter of pulpwood, used to make things like paper, has been largely stagnant for a decade. The same goes for a cubic meter of sawed pine logs.
- Per Stenvall, who owns 400 hectares of pine forest in northern Sweden, says it’s hard to make a profit with today’s prices.
Radio Sweden
For more on the challenges of forestry in northern Sweden, listen to Radio Sweden’s full report.
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