Upward trend in lumber prices reversed due to civil unrest in US
Sales of Western-Spruce-Pine-Fir construction framing dimension softwood lumber in the United States took a step back last [...]
June 11, 2020
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The downturn in Finland’s wood market expected to continue; log prices to fall by 3-4% this year
This year, the decline in the Finnish timber market continues as the forest industry's production shutdowns in the early [...]
June 5, 2020
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Tropical market developments in West Africa seem a distant dream
It is becoming increasingly difficult to get trade news from West Africa. Communication channels have not been affected by pandemic [...]
June 5, 2020
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Global sawlog prices hardly change in Q1, despite trade interruptions; lumber demand in key markets uncertain
Global sawlog prices hardly change in Q1 from Q4, despite trade interruptions, uncertainty about short-term lumber demand in key [...]
June 3, 2020
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Supply concerns determine Chinese log buyers to pay more for New Zealand logs
The At Wharf Gate (AWG) prices paid by log exporters in May increased +NZ$50-56 per m3 from the [...]
June 3, 2020
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US lumber prices continue to rise but sales volumes were unsteady
Sawmills across North America looked toward the end of summer after mid-May, as lumber prices continued to rise but [...]
June 2, 2020
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Sawmills in China slowed down or stopped production in May due high costs of imported logs
In March import prices in China had picked up despite total log inventory still building to over 8 [...]
June 1, 2020
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North American softwood lumber prices continue upward trend at the end of May
Given the current situation in many regions of the US, it is assured that demand for plywood and other panel [...]
June 1, 2020
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Upward trend in Russian timber prices
In April 2020, the export price of hardwood timber used for sawing and planing in Russia reached the highest value [...]
May 29, 2020
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Global demand for African tropical timber decreasing
Millers in West Africa have provided some comments on shipping opportunities and market developments saying they have been told ports [...]
May 29, 2020
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