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Prices for New Zealand radiata pine logs rising sharply in March

Details of the price changes of Chinese imports of radiata pine logs in March are as follows: [...]

April 5, 2021

Australian timber faces a long-term deadlock due to the freezing of Chinese imports

Australia is preparing to completely interrupt its annual timber trade with China after Beijing Customs' request to resume log exports [...]

April 5, 2021

Global lumber trade in 2020: US imports high, contrary to China, Japan and MENA

Softwood lumber imports to the US were up 4.5% y-o-y in 2020, contrary to most other regions [...]

March 30, 2021

New Zealand log export prices to China are still increasing

The CFR prices for New Zealand pine logs in China has increased approximately 5 USD over the last month and [...]

March 30, 2021

Moody’s: Limited supply, strong demand to drive most wood product prices to peak level in 2021

The outlook for the global forest products industry remains positive, said Moody’s Investors Service. [...]

March 25, 2021

Suez Canal blockage could drive in huge trade disruption

A giant container ship has become wedged across Egypt's Suez Canal, blocking one of the world's busiest trade [...]

March 25, 2021

China: Log import prices are rising fast in March

Last week (March 15-21), China's log import price index maintained a steady upward market. The weekly index reported [...]

March 23, 2021

Forecast: Global roundwood market expected to grow in the next years as demand rises

The global roundwood market is estimated at a huge figure of approx. $312B, which equals to near 2 billion cubic [...]

March 18, 2021

Global sawlog prices continue to rise driven by high demand in N. America and Europe

Global sawlog prices rose 8% in the 4Q/20 as demand for logs increased throughout North America and Europe. [...]

March 18, 2021

Will the global container shortage crisis last for a long time? 2021 will still be full of challenges

The global shipping system is currently experiencing a unique and unexpected crisis. A series of unusual events triggered by the [...]

March 15, 2021

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