Strong US housing construction and home sales push lumber prices even higher
As April ended and the usual construction season starts to come on in Canada and the U.S., demand for [...]
May 6, 2021
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German forest owners called to strike: Skyrocketing lumber prices not reflected in log prices
In Germany, the high lumber prices stir up strong emotions, because at the same time as lumber traders make big [...]
May 4, 2021
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US homebuilders pressure Biden Administration to rein in lumber prices
US homebuilders are upping pressure on the Biden Administration to rein in lumber prices, which remain at historic highs. [...]
May 4, 2021
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Sweden: Sawlog prices rise in Q1/2021 after two years of falling
For the first time in two years delivery prices for both sawlog and pulpwood have increased in Sweden, in comparison [...]
May 4, 2021
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Canadian sawmills can’t keep production pace with lumber demand
Lumber demand in North America is so strong that Resolute Forest Products Inc.’s order book exceeds its inventory, according [...]
May 3, 2021
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US lumber prices ‘could spiral out of control in the next few months’
Last week the price per thousand board feet of lumber soared to an all-time high of $1,188. Since [...]
April 28, 2021
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High market dynamics are causing unrest in the German sawmill industry
In the past few weeks, industry and media reports about warned about a lack of lumber in Germany. [...]
April 28, 2021
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India: Log and sawn timber import market hit hard by latest Covid-19 wave
The log market in Kandla was improving, and logs were in short supply in Tuticorin before the latest wave of [...]
April 28, 2021
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Prices for New Zealand logs exported to China at record levels
The CFR prices for New Zealand radiata pine logs in China increased approximately 20 USD over the last month. The [...]
April 28, 2021
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International wood markets volatility
Over the last six months we have witnessed one of the most volatile periods in forest product markets we've [...]
April 28, 2021
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