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China: Recovery signs of the softwood import market in Q1/2023

In China, the softwood import market remains weak but there are small hopes for Q1/2023. As of mid-November [...]

December 1, 2022

China’s timber market report in October 2022: Import prices continue to fall

According to the data of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China, by October 2022 [...]

November 28, 2022

China: Considerable rise in European spruce log inventories

Softwood log inventories at China’s main ocean ports totaled 3.72 million m3 on October 29th, 2022, a slight [...]

November 21, 2022

Mixed developments in China-EU wood products trade

According to China Customs in the first nine months of 2022 China’s log imports fell 32% to 33 million [...]

November 17, 2022

China: Softwood log demand and prices low; spruce imports from Europe down sharply

China softwood log inventory remains below the 4m m3 despite China having the Golden Week holiday at the start of [...]

October 27, 2022

Russia reoriented lumber exports from Europe to China

The transformation of the global economic situation in the world has led to changes in partnership and market relations between [...]

October 24, 2022

China: Rising demand in construction sector to boost demand for logs; but market outlook still uncertain

Strong increases in demand are expected as the Chinese construction industry kicks into 5th gear and in-market log inventories [...]

October 17, 2022

New Zealand log export prices to China expected to fall in October

The fundamentals across the China market in September remain weak. Daily log consumption across is struggling to get above 60 [...]

October 11, 2022

China’s softwood log demand still low due to Covid-19 policies

China softwood log inventory has reduced by about 1m m3 over the last month to be below the 4m m3 [...]

October 3, 2022

France: Oak log prices at record levels despite uncertain market

How much longer will the planets remain aligned for the oak tree? At the beginning of September 2022, this is [...]

September 29, 2022

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