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European softwood lumber to the US up by 34% in Q1/2021

      A booming demand in the US doubled by insufficient wood availability on the North [...]

German wood packaging industry hits the timber supply alarm

Wood packaging industry is alarmed: German export industry and domestic supply in danger.    Marcus Kirschner, Managing [...]

Estonian spruce log prices on the rise

In the first quarter, the prices of softwood logs in Estonia continued to grow. The biggest increase was in the [...]

EU tropical wood product imports close to decade high

EU27 tropical wood product imports close to decade high in March EU27 import value of tropical wood and wood furniture [...]

UK could face major timber shortages in Q3/2021

Sweden, who supplies almost half of the structural wood that is used in the UK, has its current stock levels [...]

Construction sites stoppages in Germany due to timber bottlenecks

    Supply bottlenecks with timber, steel and insulating material are causing construction stoppages in Germany and threatening [...]

Egyptian importers report high prices for wood imports and short supply

Egyptian wood importers are between the hammer of the global market and the anvil of the domestic market.   [...]

US lumber prices continue to drop signaling boom may be easing

    The surge of US lumber prices has dropped from records for the first time in months [...]

US Commerce Chief aims long-term lumber deal with Canada

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said she wants to find a “long-term solution” to Washington’s long-running [...]

Swedish wood products in high demand; outlook bright

Demand for Swedish wood products remains high. All indications are that 2021 will be a strong year for the Swedish [...]