New Zealand’s FTA with China makes 99% of NZ wood product exports tariff-free
The upgrade will also mean that 99% of New Zealand’s nearly NZ$3 billion wood and paper trade to [...]
January 27, 2021
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Moody’s: Positive outlook for the forest products sector in 2021
Moody’s is optimistic about the outlook for the global forest products industry in 2021. “Our [...]
January 25, 2021
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New Zealand log export prices to China at high levels in January
Due to the current ban on all Australian softwood imports into the country, a monthly supply gap of about 400 [...]
January 25, 2021
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The US is increasingly dependent on overseas lumber supply
During the first ten months of 2020, US importation of overseas softwood lumber was 39% higher than during the same [...]
January 19, 2021
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Global sawlog prices on the rise due to steady recovery in log trade
Global log trade made a comeback in the third quarter of the year following two quarters of weak performances. Most [...]
January 18, 2021
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China: Demand for softwood logs expected to rise as inventories shrink
China has come out of the Covid crisis with a huge amount of infrastructure spending which has, in turn, created [...]
January 14, 2021
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Declining world softwood lumber trade in 2020
In the first three quarters of 2020, the largest softwood lumber flows in the world declined.   [...]
January 14, 2021
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India: Log and lumber import market uncertain
Sentiment from log buyers in Kandla is turning negative, with reports of four vessels to load from Uruguay, one from [...]
January 13, 2021
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Global wood fiber price indices moved up in the 3Q/20, mainly driven by a weaker US dollar
In the 3Q 2020, the Global Hardwood Fiber Price Index (HFPI) was up by 1.6% to $81.17/odmt [...]
January 13, 2021
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China: Many softwood log prices have soared after the New Year’s Day holiday
After the New Year's holiday, many log traders are worried about future market uncertainties, and many softwood prices have [...]
January 11, 2021
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