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The interest of the European Union is to build an economy based on renewable natural resources. Raw wood is one of the most widely used renewable sources worldwide. Production of the wood-based products in the Czech Republic has a long tradition due to sufficient supply of raw wood. However, the problem of high export of raw wood persists. The aim of the paper is to analyse proportions in production and processing of raw wood and wooden materials in a chosen region of the Czech Republic. To achieve the aim there was formed a research methodology and methods to gain needed and accurate input data. Production possibilities of raw wood were analysed through theoretical outlook for the decennial logging potentials. Primary survey via questionnaire was carried out to find out processing capacities. The results show that processing capacities of raw wood produced in analysed region are lower than production, and there is a possibility to increase volume of coniferous spruce roundwood processing in 300,000 m3 per year.