Market Analysis

Russia increased softwood lumber exports during Jan.-September 2018

In January-September 2018, Russia increased its softwood lumber exports, both in value and in volume terms, indicate the statistics [...]
November 20, 2018 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Russia

Canada: High log prices and low supply drags production curtailments at many lumber companies

    Hundreds of sawmill workers are being laid off in B.C., some of them permanently, despite [...]

Wood pellets prices in Switzerland on the rise in November

Prices for wood pellets in Switzerland increased slightly in November.     The average price of wood pellets [...]

Woodworking machinery industry in Italy drops its foreign sales in Q3/2018

    For the Italian woodworking machinery sector, the July-September period reaffirmed the current industry trend, characterized [...]

Swedish sawlog prices on the rise during the 3rd quarter of 2018

The delivery prices on Swedish sawlog and pulpwood prices rose by 5.5% and 3.4% respectively in the 3Q [...]

Growing US lumber market still needs Canadian key supplies for the next ten years

    The softwood sawmilling sector in Eastern Canada will play an increasingly important role as a key [...]

Sweden: Softwood lumber exports drop due to lower deliveries to China and Egypt

    During January-September 2018, Sweden has exported about 7.4 million m3 of softwood lumber. This [...]

Forecast: New trends to emerge in China’s softwood log, lumber supply chain

Ongoing developments and emerging themes in China continue to significantly impact market dynamics; these key themes are unmistakable to anyone [...]
November 16, 2018 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China

Stable softwood lumber prices in US

Firm to higher prices were the rule on the heels of last week’s activity in the US. Some follow [...]

Growth in EU imports of wood pellets from US continues this year

      US wood pellets exports to Europe have risen by 11% during the first nine [...]