The total volume of forest products traded on the Petersburg Exchange exceeded 10,000 cubic meters, with turnover of 100 million rubles; 268 contracts were concluded.
Since the start of 2026, the number of contracts for export of forest products to Kazakhstan has risen by 14.5% year-on-year. The traded product is pine sawn timber.
Sergey Kostromin, Head of the Market Development for Forest and Wood Products at the Petersburg Exchange, noted: 'Today, five Kazakh companies are registered on the Exchange. Export timber trading is expanding. This dynamic reflects growing demand for the exchange as a tool for transparent price discovery and support for external markets. Going forward, we plan to attract more participants and increase the range of exchange goods.'
Key advantages of trading forest products on the Petersburg Exchange include transparency and openness of transactions, financial security guarantees, wood origin tracking through the FGIS LK system, expansion of trading geography with participants from across Russia, and support for export operations using modern logistics mechanisms (OTP RZD). Access to additional information is available on the following platforms: VKontakte, Dzen, T-pulse.