Industry Prices

Chinese plywood market still sluggish

According to Chinese merchants, after experiencing heavy volume in April, the recent dynamics of the Chinese plywood market has been [...]

Lithuania: Roundwood prices fall sharply in March 2020

    In March 2020, pine logs in Lithuania were priced at € 56/ m3 (-24% compared to March [...]

COVID-19 pandemic is impacting raw material availability for wood pellet producers

    A pellet producer survey shows that the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting raw material availability. Most [...]

US lumber prices pushed higher by pandemic

Rising demand stemming from a surge of do-it-yourself projects from consumers working at home coupled with restricted supply [...]

Estonian roundwood prices pick up in March

    The prices for roundwood in Estonia have mostly increased during March 2020, despite the coronavirus pandemic [...]

Germany: Pellet prices fall sharply in May

The price of wood pellets in Germany fell again in May and is now € 230.22 / t for a 6 [...]

European lumber producers become more globally competitive due to falling sawlog prices

Sawlog prices throughout Europe decline in 2019, early 2020 mainly from oversupply, enabling European lumber producers to become more globally [...]

Severe crisis in Central Europe due to the bark beetle infestation

    Between 2017 and 2019, over 270 million m3 of standing timber in Central Europe has been [...]

Sawn softwood prices in Chinese on the rise

    The interruption of the supply chain from China to Europe and Russia led to a lack [...]

Austria: High volumes of damaged wood cause timber market and price pressure

Long-lasting drought, extreme weather events, increasing social demands and difficult market conditions make it difficult for forestry companies in [...]