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Global forest products markets likely ‘bounce back’ after sharp decline in mid-2020

The economic impact of what is essentially a global shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic is already being felt. But [...]

March 27, 2020

Moody’s expects coronavirus to drive paper, forest products prices lower

Moody‘s outlook for the global paper and forest products industry remains negative. This reflects Moody’s expectation [...]

March 25, 2020

Logging companies in difficulty in Russia due to warm winter; wood prices expected to rise 20%

Due to the abnormally warm winter in Russia, a shortage of wood raw materials has formed. Logging equipment sometimes could [...]

March 24, 2020

Finland’s forest industry struggles with the bark beetle effects, mild winters and coronavirus

At the moment, forest prospects are obscured by unpredictable factors that are completely independent of the Finnish forest [...]

March 23, 2020

Coronavirus puts heavy pressure on European timber exporters

Factories closed, ports idling, lack of containers, rising freight costs, shipments in stand-by… The coronavirus obviously does not spare [...]

March 18, 2020

Rising timber prices reported in China

In less than a week, Shandong's timber prices have continued to adjust, rising continuously, and the price [...]

March 17, 2020

Sawlog prices contract all over the world, with biggest declines in Europe

Global trade of softwood logs in 2019 remained practically unchanged from 2018 at 93 million m3. As much as 45 [...]

March 16, 2020

India demand for softwood log imports set to triple by 2021

Demand from housing, furniture, hospitality and handicraft remains strong, making India a potential market for imported wood products [...]

March 10, 2020

Finland: Price evolution in roundwood trade 2019

In 2019, the average price paid for pine logs purchased from Finnish non-industrial private forests in standing [...]

March 9, 2020

New Zealand’s export prices of logs drop as market in China is still complicated

The New Zealand forestry industry is currently experiencing a very difficult start to 2020. Prices for export logs dropped approximately [...]

March 6, 2020

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