Vietnam’s wood trade under pressure due to logging, Ukraine war
Reputational risks are piling up for a Vietnamese lumber industry already beset by a falloff in demand from the heights [...]
November 1, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Furniture / Asia & Middle East
China: Softwood log demand and prices low; spruce imports from Europe down sharply
China softwood log inventory remains below the 4m m3 despite China having the Golden Week holiday at the start of [...]
October 31, 2022
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Price of birch wood rising sharply in Finland
The halt in Russian imports has pushed up the price of birch wood in Finland, which [...]
October 31, 2022
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Wood prices expected to continue to rise in Latvia
Currently, there is a shortage of wood and especially pellets in Europe. And at least not yet, it is not [...]
October 31, 2022
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Softwood log prices continue fall in Germany
The German producer price indices for spruce partially stopped their upward trend in August 2022. On average the index for [...]
October 31, 2022
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N. American sawmills to cut production in bid to lift lumber prices
A string of sawmill curtailments has buoyed lumber prices amid a flood of dismal housing data [...]
October 28, 2022
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Russian plywood mills continue to reduce capacity utilization
Exports of plywood from Russia without the ability to ship to Europe in July-August 2022 [...]
October 28, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Wood-based Panels / Europe / Russia
Ireland: Falling timber prices in Q3/2022
Economic uncertainty due to the war in Ukraine and a decline in consumer confidence is impacting on timber prices in [...]
October 28, 2022
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Finland: Fall in log prices in September
Timber trade in Finland continued brisk in September, with the total volume five per cent higher [...]
October 28, 2022
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Brazil, Uruguary wood chip exports rise, Chile shipments decline
Eucalyptus plantations in Latin America are a significant supply source to pulpmills in China and Japan. However, the Latin American [...]
October 28, 2022
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