Sales have doubled: record demand for firewood in Ukraine
29 May 13:16
This year, Ukrainians are buying firewood at an unprecedented rate. On average, 225,000 cubic meters are shipped each month. In previous years, such demand was observed only during the peak months of the heating season. This is reported by "Komersant Ukrainian", citing the state-owned enterprise “Forests of Ukraine. “
Nearly 1.1 million cubic meters of firewood have been sold to the public and social sector facilities, which is twice as much as during the same period in 2025 (534,000 cubic meters).
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“All the conditions are in place for this year to reach the highest level of firewood consumption since the company’s inception—over 3 million cubic meters,” the report states.
- 2023 — 2.97 million m³;
- 2024 — 2.78 million m³;
- 2025 — 2.45 million m³.
Despite high demand, firewood is available. The company’s warehouses hold approximately 200,000 m³ of firewood.
“We constantly monitor the maintenance of sufficient stocks in each of our 1,340 forest districts,” the company noted.
State Enterprise “Forests of Ukraine” plans to harvest an additional 2 million m³ for household needs by the end of the year.
“Prices for firewood for the public will remain stable. Currently, they are nearly half the prices set on the exchange. Provided there are no sharp fluctuations in prices for fuel and lubricants, services, and logistics, the State Enterprise “Forests of Ukraine” guarantees that firewood prices will remain unchanged until the end of the 2026/2027 heating season,” the enterprise concluded.
Traditionally, the most expensive firewood is hardwood, which has a high calorific value (Group I — 1,400 UAH including VAT). Next are Group II firewood (pine, alder — 1,100 UAH including VAT), and the cheapest is Group III firewood — 950 UAH including VAT (spruce, fir, softwood species).
In addition to selling firewood to the public, the State Enterprise “Forests of Ukraine” actively participates in tender purchases for the social sector, budgetary institutions, and units of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. Since the beginning of 2026, 813 contracts have been signed for the supply of 247,000 m³ of firewood, of which over 130,000 m³ has already been shipped.
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