50% of Czechia’s softwood forests are threatened by the bark beetle
With its largely softwood forests, the Czech Republic is one of the European countries most affected by the ongoing bark [...]
January 23, 2020
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North American softwood lumber prices mostly flat despite skyrocketing U.S. housing starts
New home building in the U.S. skyrocketted by almost 17 per cent last month, however, this is after an [...]
January 23, 2020
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Germany has now some of the world lowest pulpwood prices due to insect and storm damages
In Germany, softwood pulplog prices have experienced a dramatic decline the past year because of an oversupply of low-grade [...]
January 23, 2020
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Global outlook for wood pellet prices
The price of pellets will be heavily influenced by long-term contracts for wood pellets. In fact, the volatility of [...]
January 21, 2020
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Deteriorating market and supply challenges for European hardwood
The market situation for German hardwoods was described at IHC by Steffen Rathke, Vice President of DeSH who said that [...]
January 17, 2020
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China: Prices of imported lumber in January 2019
The table above contain the latest price data of different imported lumber assortments at several Chinese markets. [...]
January 17, 2020
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Germany: Pellet prices on the rise at the beginning of the year
The new year begins with moderately increased prices for wood pellets in Germany. Compared to December 2019, the price per [...]
January 17, 2020
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North America softwood lumber prices firm over 2019-end
As expected by most softwood lumber players at the end of last year, the generally buoyant demand for construction framing [...]
January 16, 2020
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New Zealand log export prices on the rise in December
The CFR sale price for A grade logs in China remained in the mid US$120s range per m3. At [...]
January 10, 2020
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Sweden: Södra adjusts the prices for pulpwood due to oversupply
The supply of pulp in Sweden and in the rest of Europe is high, which has led to high inventories [...]
January 8, 2020
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