Major export markets for Vietnam’s wood products are under lockdown; exports expected to crash
Vietnam will see significant decline in exports of timber and wooden products in the next three months due [...]
March 27, 2020
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China cargo flows rapidly return to pre-coronavirus levels
Finally, some good news about the coronavirus and global supply chains: Cargo volumes and ship calls have swiftly [...]
March 9, 2020
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Log jam at Chinese ports puts New Zealand’s exports of logs in jeopardy
Ports in China can’t take more logs from New Zealand . Lack of space in Chinese ports is [...]
February 26, 2020
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Latvian forestry products exports down 2.1% in 2019
In 2019, Latvia exported EUR 2.588 billion worth of forestry products, which is a decrease of 2.1 percent [...]
February 17, 2020
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U.S. wood pellet exports reach 7 million tons in 2019
U.S. exported 541,893.4 metric tons of wood pellets in December, bringing total pellet exports for [...]
February 10, 2020
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Fears of wood supply chain problems in China due to the outbreak of coronavirus
There is industry concern that if the virus were to infect more people in coastal towns and cities [...]
February 3, 2020
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450% rise in European softwood logs export to China; prices down sharply
15 million m3 of softwood logs have been exported from Europe to China from January to October 2019 [...]
January 28, 2020
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Russia: Softwood logs exports collapse in 2019
Russian softwood logs exports dropped by 27% in the third quarter of last year; with exports of spruce roundwood falling [...]
January 27, 2020
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Sweden sends a record batch of softwood lumber to the United States
Last week, the ship MS Saga Faith, loaded with lumber in the amount of more than 65 thousand cubic meters [...]
January 23, 2020
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Sharp drop in export of hardwoods to China has important implications for American hardwoods in Europe
Headline figures for sawn hardwood consumption in Europe show that demand has been flat for the last decade. However, these [...]
January 21, 2020
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