Global softwood lumber markets: Regional demand outlook to 2025
After several years of strong demand and record prices for softwood lumber, the global sawmill industry now faces challenging markets [...]
July 12, 2023
North American lumber producers are booming again
Home construction boom suggests builders are going to need a lot more wood. Their stocks aren’t quite as [...]
July 4, 2023
Global sawmill industry faces challenging markets in the coming years
In recent years, the lumber industry has faced supply chain limitations and fluctuations in demand due to factors like COVID [...]
June 23, 2023
Lumber prices jumped as US housing starts surge by the most in three decades
-Lumber prices jumped on Tuesday after US housing starts surged by the most in three decades. -Housing starts soared [...]
June 23, 2023
Canadian wildfires trigger concerns of lumber price surge and supply shortage
Lumber futures have increased to a 7-week high of $513 per thousand feet mark, due to massive wildfires in [...]
June 13, 2023
North American lumber giants: market volatility and weak prices expected for Q2/2023
North American lumber companies are currently facing a myriad of challenges in the industry, as rising inflation and higher interest [...]
May 12, 2023
Global lumber markets: Nordic producers remain strong, Germany, Russia, and China face challenges
In 2022, the Nordic countries remained major producers and exporters of softwood lumber, with Sweden being the largest exporter in [...]
May 4, 2023
Germany: Sawlog prices start to slide – sawmills buy at very short notice
Prices for sawlogs in Germany fell slightly in April. The reason is the ongoing price pressure from the timber market [...]
April 25, 2023
Pfeifer: An important reason for buying Pölky was the price of the wood
Pölkky fits perfectly into our strategy, which enables synergistic growth, the Austrian company says. The Austrian timber manufacturer [...]
April 8, 2023
Wood prices in Germany are surprisingly rising this year
The German timber market surprised many forest owners. Instead of falling prices and a mood of crisis, wood prices have [...]
March 24, 2023
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