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The very dry summer makes the forest machinery motionless in several directions. It is too risky to waste – a single spark can ignite fire in the forest.
– We do very little in the forests, maybe 15% of the normal, "says Marie Wickberg, Communications Manager at Mellanskog. about the timber of forest owners in the central parts of the country.
Empty the lumber shop when sawmills and industries need commodities.
– Yes, we also had a cool winter. There was too much snow and no bulls, and then it became difficult for the machines, "says Marie Wickberg
The woods were so sparse before the drought hit, and now the situation is getting worse. She is frustrating in the midst of the flight, she thinks
The industry at high speed
– The industry goes too high and at the same time we can not extract the forest raw material, "she explains. time is available for the wood – it is not possible to stop a large processing industry, as this requires a lot of planning and costs too much.
The forest owners of the South stopped for a few days all felling and woodworking. Olof Hansson, head of the business sector at Södra skogsägarna, says sawmills have holiday vacations right now, which means that the supply is still relatively good.
– But if this drought lasts, it may be different, he says.
Crop prices may increase
SCA, which has many forests in northern Sweden, can move its slaughter Björn Lyngfelt, Communications Manager at SCA
– We have the advantage that we have forests on vast expanses and we have the opportunity to move. But it is clear that this involves a certain amount of costs, and there may be some decline in production, he says.
For example, slaughtering must take place during nights as it is wetter, and more transportation is also needed. He says the question is what happens to the prices of pulp and wood when the supply goes down.
– We do not know it yet. We are an intermediary between the forest owners and the industry, and we have already raised prices and twice this year. The forest on the sparlåga
Forestry can cause wildfires by producing sparks, and as a result the industry guidelines mean that slaughter and other work can not be facts in case of extreme drought.
Södra skogsägarna stopped all work for a few days, and in the Mellanskog area only about 15 percent of normal tracks.
Source: Mellanskog and Södra skogsägarna.
