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Production rationality in a crucial way is influenced by technological factors and material efficiency characteristic for them. Processing wood into solid goods and prefabricates is mainly related to the dimensional and qualitative structure of roundwood. Of significant importance is also the impact of a wide range of obtained products which on one hand allows for a better usage of the material but on the other increases the volume of by-products and the number of extra processing operations. In traditional technological processes which prevail in small plants, an important asset is a wide variety of products which meet the requirements of local markets. The article provides the analysis of factors influencing material efficiency of softwood processing, verifies research hypothesis that theoretical efficiency indicators are higher than actual figures and determines the reasons for the demonstrated deviations.