New record high harvesting costs

The cost of harvesting (felling and extraction to roadside) increased by 9 percent in 2023, according to new statistics from the Swedish Forest Agency and Skogforsk. Costs for regeneration harvests have risen every year since 2017, by 39 percent in all. The producer price index has increased by 41 percent during the same period.

An increase in the area of notified felling in May

The latest statistics from the Swedish Forest Agency show that the area notified for felling in May increased 4 percent, compared to May 2023. The area regarding applications for permits for final felling in montane forests decreased to a little less than a quarter of the level seen in the same month last year.