Busy weeks in North America’s wood products industry: Closures, acquisitions and new investments
Few recent periods capture the changing direction of North America's forest products sector as clearly as the past [...]
July 11, 2026
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Energy, not demand, is becoming the timber industry’s biggest pricing variable
For nearly two years, discussions across the global timber industry have centred on one problem: demand. Housing starts weakened across [...]
July 10, 2026
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Russian timber continues to reach the Czech market through Chinese supply chains
Nearly four years after the European Union prohibited imports of Russian timber, concerns are growing that sanctioned wood continues to [...]
July 10, 2026
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The tide may finally be turning for New Zealand’s log market
The New Zealand log market is entering the second half of 2026 with a noticeably different tone than only a [...]
July 10, 2026
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High timber prices benefit forest owners, but Norway’s sawmills face a very different reality
Norway's forestry sector enjoyed one of its strongest years on record in 2025, but the country's [...]
July 10, 2026
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GWMI Market Quotes: The timber market is no longer telling a single story
Global Wood Markets Info spoke with sawmills, timber traders, distributors, importers and industry executives across Europe and North America during [...]
July 8, 2026
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European softwood lumber prices unchanged as distributors reduce purchasing
European softwood lumber prices remained largely stable in May, but market participants increasingly describe demand as weaker than expected, with [...]
July 8, 2026
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Latvia timber prices: spruce gains, pine stable, birch under pressure
Latvia’s roundwood market showed a divided price trend in the first five months of 2026. Sawlog prices were generally [...]
July 8, 2026
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Latvijas Finieris expands Swedish birch log procurement as demand for veneer logs grows
Latvian plywood producer Latvijas Finieris has significantly increased its procurement of Swedish birch veneer logs during the 2025/26 harvesting [...]
July 7, 2026
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Japan’s softwood lumber imports from Europe plunge 30% in May
Japan's imports of softwood lumber from Europe, Canada and Russia fell sharply in May, highlighting continued weakness in [...]
July 7, 2026
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