Market Analysis

US lumber price has fallen below $400

Last Friday, the price of framing lumber fell to $399 per thousand board feet, according to Random Lengths. That marks [...]

Chinese timber demand on the rise in mid-August as construction activity heats up

In early August, China's timber demand has started to pick up. The rainy weather in many regions of the [...]

Will the Delta variant able to disrupt US lumber supply again?

Pandemic-related labor shortages had a substantial impact on sawmill output and productivity and ultimately contributed to record wood products [...]

Canada’s lumber giants to lose huge profit gains as demand recedes

  North American lumber producers are expected to see a dip in current-quarter profit after lumber demand for [...]

China: Sharp rise in value of log imports in H1/2021

According to China Customs, log imports in the first half of 2021 totalled 31.26 million cubic metres valued at [...]

Swiss roundwood prices remain low despite boom in lumber

The Swiss wood market has been out of joint for months. Above all, the prices for lumber have practically exploded [...]

N. American lumber dealers report excess stock as prices cool

Supply conditions in the US lumber market have shifted rapidly as prices have normalized, with 49% of dealers saying they [...]

Russia expands lumber exports to the EU countries

In Europe, the positive dynamics of growth rates in the construction sector continues. However, due to the high level of [...]

Poland’s sawmill industry call for ban on roundwood exports due to record prices

''We need a ban on the export of unprocessed wood,'' said Rafał Szefler, director of the Polish Chamber of Commerce [...]

Current demand for logs in China is low

A number of factors have reduced the immediate demand for logs in China.    Firstly, the quantity [...]