Wood Industry Prices

Consequences of coronavirus for the Chinese timber industry

     Since mid-January, continued measures taken by China to control the spread of coronavirus have slowed [...]

Finland: Roundwood price analysis in 2019

   In 2019, the average price paid for pine logs purchased from Finnish non-industrial private forests in standing [...]

New Zealand’s export prices of logs drop as market in China complicated

The New Zealand forestry industry is currently experiencing a very difficult start to 2020. Prices for export logs dropped approximately [...]

Coronavirus: Chinese timber market faces severe demand shrinkage this year

   The Chinese timber market, which was forced to extend holidays due to the coronavirus outbreak, officially resumed work [...]

Record wood pellet production in Germany; prices still stable

     Of the record production of more than 2.82 million t of wood pellets (+ 16.8 [...]

Czech Republic: Bark beetle infestation to double this year and again next year

   Bark beetle will attack up to 60 million cubic meters of wood this year in the Czech Republic [...]

Germany: Price of pellets on a downward trend

     The price of wood pellets fell slightly in February. The average price for a 6 t [...]

Decrease in U.S. softwood lumber production

   U.S. sawmills produced 32.612 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first 11 months [...]