Wood Industry Prices

Global economic slowdown overshadows near-term market outlook for the wood industry

Most countries in the world are experiencing slower economic growth or economic contraction. Certainly, those with global influence are performing [...]

The capacity utilization rate of Russian timber companies is less than 50%

The sharp drop in Russian timber product exports following the imposition of EU sanctions is not surprising to all parties [...]

Estonia: Softwood log prices continue to fall in Q3/2022

    The ongoing war in Europe and the energy crisis caused by Russia have led to abnormal [...]

Global trade of softwood lumber down 10%

Global trade of softwood lumber fell about 10% in the first half of 2022 compared to the same period in [...]

Housing market gloom puts North American sawmills at risk

A pall in North America’s housing market is slashing demand for lumber and threatening to shut down sawmills in [...]

Low pellet fuel supply in Europe creates supply shock

    Reduced pellet supplies in Western Europe and the U.K. resulting from sanctions on Russia has [...]

Disruptions in global trade of lumber and logs due Ukraine war

    Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24th came as a shock to many in Europe [...]

Softwood log prices in Latvia continue to rise in Q3/2022

From July 2022 to September 2022, the price of softwood log assortments has continued to rise in the Latvian wood [...]

Germany: Sharp fall in wood pellet prices

In October, the prices for wood pellets in Germany fell by more than 100 euros per ton. And there is [...]

European sawn softwood production and demand expected to cool down in H2/2022

    Sawn softwood production in EOS (European Organization of the Sawmill Industry) countries has been growing for [...]