Archives: April 2026

Storm-hit Sweden risks €450 million in timber losses as transport stalls

Sweden’s forestry sector is working to recover large volumes of storm-felled timber following the most severe storm in [...]
April 30, 2026 Latest Trends

Backdoor routes emerge as Iran crisis disrupts timber supply chains

The Iran crisis is increasingly weighing on the timber sector, with disruptions to Gulf supply routes feeding directly into higher [...]
April 30, 2026 Latest Trends

German log prices stop rising as procurement activity weakens

The rise in log prices in Germany is coming to a halt. For May, initial reports already point to declining [...]
April 30, 2026 Latest Trends

Boise Cascade pleads guilty in illegal Chinese plywood import scheme

Boise Cascade Company has pleaded guilty to a felony violation of the Lacey Act and agreed to pay a $6 [...]
April 30, 2026 Latest Trends

Timber trade set to expand under New Zealand–India agreement

New Zealand and India have signed a free trade agreement aimed at expanding bilateral trade and improving market access, with [...]
April 30, 2026 Latest Trends

Hormuz crisis: container transit times and routing disruptions intensify

The world’s largest container shipping lines are taking increasingly different approaches on Asia–North Europe trade routes, with implications [...]
April 29, 2026 Latest Trends

EU industries call for changes to EUDR as implementation concerns persist

A large group of European sectors is calling on EU institutions and Member States to take more time to address [...]
April 29, 2026 Latest Trends

Canadian manufacturers call for tariffs on rising wood product imports

There is a shift taking place in Canada’s wood products sector—less dramatic than a trade war headline, but [...]
April 29, 2026 Latest Trends

Strong March rebound for China timber imports fails to close annual gap

China’s timber imports rose sharply in March 2026, reaching 4.678 million m³, up 45.5% from February. Compared [...]
April 29, 2026 Latest Trends

Europe’s sawmill industry waits, after spending to comply to deforestation regulation

A quiet contradiction is taking shape across Europe’s sawmill sector. Over the past two years, producers have committed significant [...]
April 29, 2026