Brazil not dumping wood mouldings in US but shippers in China face problems
On December 29, the Department of Commerce announced its final antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) determinations on wood [...]
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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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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Global lumber markets benefit from rising prices
Lumber prices have increased worldwide in the second half of 2020 with US prices almost doubling Lumber Markets [...]
January 6, 2021
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U.S. hardwood sector faces multiple issues from trade wars to changing consumption patterns
The biggest issue the hardwood industry faces is loss in domestic consumption. International hardwood export, Michael Snow, comments on key [...]
January 6, 2021
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With Chinese trade ban, Australia looks to India as a new market for its timber
With the embargo imposed by China on the importation of Australian logs still in effect, it is becoming a race [...]
January 6, 2021
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Australia’s role as a hardwood chip supplier to China and Japan has dramatically diminished in 2020
Hardwood chip exports from Australia fell 14% from 2018 to 2019, the first y-o-y decline since 2012. Total [...]
January 4, 2021
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