Wood Industry Prices

Some log prices in Austria increased sharply in February 2022

    The storm at the beginning of February caused slight regional damage in Austrian forests. Overall, however [...]

Australia’s softwood log exports: Indian market not yet able to fill the Chinese void

November 2021 was the thirteenth consecutive month to record declines in Australia’s annual softwood log exports, with the annual [...]

Prices for imported softwood logs in China start to pick up as inventories fall

Domestic log prices in China have continued to firm in the last 4 weeks with the Chinese Government implementing a [...]

N. American lumber prices are up 30% in February

     Lumber has surged nearly 30% so far this month in step with the wider rally in [...]

N. American lumber surges again as supplies shrink

Lumber is on a tear again, bringing back the specter of increasing construction costs.    Lumber futures [...]

Estonia’s softwood log prices fall in Q4/2021, but remain at a very high level

During the last quarter of 2021, timber prices remained very high in Estonia, although softwood log prices have fallen.  [...]

Sweden’s sawmills plan record investments in production capacity expansions

    Swedish sawmills have made record results in 2021 and there are plans for record investments and [...]

Where is the French wood industry heading in 2022?

It is difficult to say today how the French timber market will evolve in 2022. Due to the health crisis [...]

Canada’s lumber giants expand into U.S., amid fight over tariffs

  The U.S. South is becoming an increasingly important lumber supplier in North America, bolstered by Canadian companies [...]

Logs and sawnwood availability in Vietnam problematic and price a major issue

Due to the impact of Covid-19 imported wood raw materials from major suppliers is now problematic.    [...]