Timber Production Increased Slightly Again in 2010

IndustrialsBasic Resources ♦ Published: April 20, 2011; 12:55 ♦ (Vindobona)

The timber harvest increased last year by 6.6% compared with 2009. Climate-damaged timber has decreased by 14%.

Timber Production Increased Slightly Again in 2010 / Picture: © Vindobona.org

17.8 million cubic meters without bark were harvested from Austrian forests in 2010. Logging has grown by 1.1 million cubic meters compared with the 2009 figures still affected by the economic crisis. "The forest woods owners who were able to respond with their large reserves of timber due to higher log prices with an increase in logging. The proportion of damaged timber has happily…