Market Analysis

Softwood lumber exports from Europe to the US have doubled this year

    European softwood lumber exports to the USA almost doubled in the first seven months of the [...]

Finnish pine finds weak Chinese market

The recent performance of the Finnish pine market is unremarkable and the market is weak.    Some [...]

Lumber prices in the US on the rise this autumn

Compared to historical trends, this week’s WSPF KD 2×4 #2&Btr price is up +$11 relative to [...]

Russia’s wood industry increased lumber and pellets production

Over the past eight months of this year, the Russian domestic timber industry has been showing steady growth in almost [...]

China: Prices for imported logs down sharply

    China’s log imports in the first half of 2019 totalled 29.56 million cubic metres [...]

Rising pellet prices in Germany

    The pellet price in Germany rose by 1.4%  in September compared to the previous month [...]

India: Currrent prices for domestic and imported wood products

    Latest prices for Indian teak, plywood and sawnwood - 16-31 August 2019     [...]

Record softwood lumber imports in China

Demand for lumber in China, the United Kingdom, Egypt and the Netherlands increased this year despite a slowdown in the [...]

Japanese forestry giants expand in New Zealand

    The growing need in emerging markets for building materials and fuel has spurred Japanese trading houses [...]

Chinese wood imports to stabilize despite a slowing economy and high 2019 domestic stocks

China’s 2019 imports of wood products are projected to stabilize despite a slowing economy and high 2019 domestic stocks [...]