European countries gaining market shares in US lumber imports
The United States consumed roughly 47 billion board feet of softwood lumber in 2019, 30.8% of which came from [...]
March 18, 2021
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China’s timber import prices under increased pressure
Since the beginning of the year, the Chinese timber market is impacted by a low availability [...]
March 16, 2021
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N. American softwood lumber continue to increase after record highs
The latest data on U.S. home sales and house prices, released last week, underscored why [...]
March 16, 2021
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Coronavirus pandemic continues to affect wood prices in Europe
Tighter supplies of wood in global markets have increased wood prices in the last period and [...]
March 11, 2021
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Austrian wood industry faces record softwood log prices
The Austrian wood industry has been severely impacted by the climate and corona crisis in 2020 which created difficult market [...]
March 11, 2021
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New Zealand’s log export prices on the rise on rising demand in China
The CFR prices have increased for New Zealand radiata pine logs due to solid demand, reduced [...]
March 9, 2021
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2021 trends in global lumber markets
The strong North American lumber demand at the end of 2020 has continued at the beginning of 2021, and is [...]
March 8, 2021
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UK’s timber supply chain impacted by Brexit, but industry still resilient
Difficulties with logistics and trading with Northern Ireland under new Brexit protocols are having impacts on an already tight timber [...]
March 8, 2021
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Finnish roundwood trade and prices stable in 2020
In 2020, the average price paid for pine logs purchased from Finland's forests in standing sales was EUR 55 [...]
March 8, 2021
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Strong log demand in China but supply constrained
Softwood log inventory in China has increased as expected over the Chinese New Year period to 4.5 million m3 [...]
March 4, 2021
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