Firewood sells for 1,500 to 1,800 lei per cubic metre on the private market
Moldovans are switching from gas to firewood, and private sellers ask more than the state forest enterprises.
Written later, from the reports of that day.
What it means for you
At state forest enterprises, a stere of hardwood costs about 1,080 lei, and softwood 594-600 lei. On the private market, transport adds 500-1000 lei, depending on the destination. If you want cheaper wood from the state, you may have to wait until weather allows logging.
What happened
More Moldovans are heating with firewood instead of gas because of high bills. State forest enterprises sell firewood cheaper, but it is not always available. Environment Minister Gheorghe Hajder says firewood prices have stayed, in general, at the level of recent years.
In short
- At state forest enterprises, a stere of hardwood costs about 1,080 lei.
- In Chisinau, a cubic metre of hardwood sells for 1,600 lei on average.
- More than 1,000 trees have been cut down without authorisation since the start of the cold season.
- In the Vadul lui Voda reserve, about 400 trees were cut, with damage estimated at one million lei.
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