In the second half of 2025, the state enterprise "Forests of Ukraine" plans to significantly increase the volume of timber sales through stock exchange trading - up to 1.56 million cubic meters. This is almost four times more than in the same period in 2024. Such a step is aimed not only at increasing the industry's revenues, but also at making the timber market more transparent and predictable for all participants.

According to the official announcement of the enterprise, a new series of stock exchange auctions will start in early May, where timber will be sold under forward contracts - agreements with a fixed price for future deliveries. It is planned to put up for auction 624.4 thousand cubic meters of round timber and 928.4 thousand cubic meters of firewood for industrial use.

This volume will amount to 30% of the entire planned procurement of the enterprise for the second half of the year. The increase in supply is associated not only with economic necessity, but also with changes in the state resource management strategy. Forward contracts should provide processing enterprises with stability of supplies and reduce the risks of raw material shortages.

Along with the updated sales volumes, the mechanism for forming starting prices for wood has also been improved. Now they are based on actual sales prices of products, and not on the terms of contracts that could not be implemented due to speculative purchases. This will avoid market distortions and ensure a realistic approach to pricing.

Another innovation was the extension of the period for calculating average prices - thus neutralizing short-term price fluctuations. In the third quarter of 2025, starting prices will be formed based on three indicators: actual average prices for the fourth quarter of 2024, the first quarter of 2025, and starting prices for the second quarter of 2025.

"Forests of Ukraine" emphasizes that despite the improved bidding rules, the final pricing will depend exclusively on market demand. This emphasizes the openness and competitiveness of the process, which in the future should contribute to attracting new buyers and increasing state revenues from forest resource management.