Wood Industry Prices

Demand for softwood logs demand in China expected to increase in September

    Softwood log inventory in China has not risen in the last month and sits around 5 [...]

US lumber futures jump due to delivery concerns after Hurricane Ida, cutback at mills

U.S. lumber futures jumped almost 8% to the exchange-imposed limit on concern that damage from Hurricane Ida will [...]

Price of UK’s imported lumber jumps by 23% in a month; 64% higher yoy

The price of some imported lumber in UK has jumped 23 percent in just one month.     [...]

Decline in supply to China from major sawn softwood suppliers

    In the first half of 2021, China’s sawn softwood imports came to 9.66 million [...]

Germany: Record softwood lumber production, prices skyrocketing

    The mood in the German economy once again improved significantly in the second quarter. The Ifo [...]

New Zealand export log prices to China drop due to rising shipping costs

Prices for New Zealand exports of logs in August dropped around $35 per JAS m3 from July prices, due to [...]

Rise in CIF prices for China sawnwood imports

    According to China Customs in the first half of 2021 sawnwood imports totalled 14.06 million [...]

Severe timber shortage in UK as ‘perfect storm’ brings price hikes and delays

    The Covid crisis, Brexit hurdles and surging construction activity have combined to create a ‘huge’ timber [...]

Canada’s lumber producers to move more to US South due to high log prices in BC

    British Columbia is sharply increasing the cost of logs for lumber producers just as wood products [...]

EU exports less softwood lumber to Japan but at much higher prices

Exports of European softwood lumber to Japan reached in volume 1,110,802 cubic meters in the first half of [...]