Supplies of Brazilian tropical wood tightening but prices remain competitive in Europe
Supplies of tropical sawnwood and hardwood decking in Brazil are also tighter than usual at this time of year during [...]
September 18, 2020
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BC government changes lumber regulations to boost domestic production
British Columbia government made changes to the Manufactured Forest Products Regulation (MFPR) around export requirements for sawn-wood products and [...]
September 18, 2020
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WTO says that US’ tariffs on China broke global trade rules
The World Trade Organization has ruled that tariffs the US imposed on Chinese goods in 2018, triggering a trade war [...]
September 18, 2020
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Chinese plywood exports fall sharply in value
According to China Customs, plywood exports in the first half of 2020 were 4.778 million cubic metres valued at [...]
September 18, 2020
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N. American softwood lumber prices flatten or drop slightly as autumn comes on
Most standard construction framing dimension softwood lumber commodities could level off or even start dropping, and that’s exactly what [...]
September 18, 2020
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UK market for African hardwoods “recovering well” after lockdown
The UK market for sawn hardwood has been recovering well following easing of COVID-19 lockdown measures from June onwards [...]
September 16, 2020
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North American lumber market called ‘unprecedented’
The North American lumber industry is having its craziest year in memory -- and that was before the wildfires. [...]
September 16, 2020
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China imports less softwood logs – but more from Europe
China imported a total of 12% less softwood logs up to the beginning of August, but 117% more timber came [...]
September 14, 2020
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US lumber prices expected to fall with autumn’s approach
Lumber prices notched a record on Thursday but are likely to fall back to earth. September [...]
September 14, 2020
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Vietnam reach export target for timber and wooden products
Experts believe Vietnam this year will reach its export target for timber and wooden products at 12 billion USD, despite [...]
September 14, 2020
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