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Market structureJune 22, 20269 min read

IKEA is now Latvia's largest private forest owner: what it means for you

After the largest forest-land deal in Latvian history, IKEA-linked Ingka Investments now holds about 230,000 ha of Latvian forest. Separately, Inter IKEA bought roughly 24,000 ha in the Baltics. Here is what happened and what it actually changes for buyers and sellers.

#IKEA #Ingka #forest land #investment #market

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Market structureMay 7, 202612 min read

Who owns Latvia's forests: 68% private, but 1% of owners hold 44% of the area

The familiar narrative of a roughly even state-versus-private split does not match the VMD data. Measured by forest compartments, private ownership outweighs the state by a factor of 2.17. Within the private sector, concentration is extreme: the top 1% of owners hold 44% of the area. We break down ownership across 276,011 cadastres.

#Ingka #VMD #concentration #ownership structure #regions

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