Industry Prices

Sawlog prices falling in most major markets around the world

A plentiful supply of logs coupled with declining demand moved sawlog prices downward in most major markets around the world [...]

Moody’s to change Ilim Timber’s outlook to negative; forecasts cyclical downturn in the global timber industry

Moody's Investors Service has changed Ilim Timber's outlook to negative from positive. At the same time, Moody's [...]

Analysis of current trends in the Russian wood pellet trade and prices

    The production and trade of wood pellets are highly dynamic in Russia for some years now [...]

Falling spruce sawlog prices in Estonia, as bark beetle infestation puts prices under pressure

    The year 2019 is marked by falling roundwood prices in large parts of Central, Northern and [...]

Market conditions for U.S. hardwood in the Chinese market improve

Recently, the weakness of the U.S. hardwood industry has not improved, and shipments to China of various types of [...]

Germany: Sales of wood products rise 1Q-3Q 2019 despite challenges

After nine months, the German timber trade sector increase its sales across all assortments by 2.5%.    [...]

Falling prices for sawlogs in Finland

Prices for sawlogs in Finland continued the downward trend in October 2019. The average price for pine sawlogs was EUR [...]

Shortage of logs in China, demand starts to rise sharply

The price for an A grade log in the China log market has risen to 124 per JASm3. There is [...]

Pulp and paper markets in Asia slow down as global economy cools

From January to August 2019, production of paper products and pulp recorded mixed trends across selected markets. Whereas production increased [...]