German forest owners have been reporting for a few weeks that the demand for softwood lumber is falling significantly. Many forest owners had to cope with significant price reductions during price negotiations with the sawmill industry. For the third quarter, price declines by between 20 and 25 euros/m3 were reported for the leading range of spruce sawlogs 2b. Nevertheless, the wood prices are still at a very good level.    Fresh spruce wood in the leading range 2b was mainly sold for 90 to 100 euros/m3 in the third quarter. Two months earlier, however, it ...