Poland’s oak timber shortage deepens, challenging domestic processors

Poland’s oak timber market has entered a phase of persistent supply deficit, with rising prices and shrinking availability increasingly threatening the country’s wood processing industry. According to the Polska Izba Gospodarcza Przemysłu Drzewnego (Polish Chamber of the Wood Industry, PIGPD), the developments observed today are no longer temporary market fluctuations but reflect a structural imbalance driven largely by administrative decisions. The Chamber points to the moratorium introduced in 2024 as a turning point that significantly reduced access to oak timber. Further supply limitations are now being announced in connection with plans to protect so-called “old ...