The supply of softwood sawlogs in Northwest Russia is gradually decreasing as usual for the time of year. The stocks of logs at Archangelsk sawmills are usually largely exhausted by the beginning of May. A growing supply is not be expected until the log rafts arrive at the end of May. Although the Archangelsk sawmills 2 and 3 have been standing still since last year, since then there has been no significant improvement in supply for the companies that have continued to operate. Instead, forest businesses have cut back their felling rate since the beginning of the year because demand for industrial wood has decreased in connection with the stoppage at CBK Solombala of Archangelsk that began three months ago.
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