Global
-
Global sawlog prices on a downward trend
Wood raw-material costs for sawmills in North America and Europe eased in the 3Q/22 as demand and prices for lumber fell. The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) fell five percent from its all-time high in the previous quarter to US$90.54/m3. The decline follows a two-year increasing streak when the index had only one occasion when it declined q-o-q. Global Wood Fiber Markets Prices for pulplogs and wood chips have increased in practically all markets worldwide in the 3Q/22. As a result, the Hardwood Fiber Price Index (HFPI) has moved upward for over two years to reach $100.47/bdmt in the 3Q/22, 26% higher than its 15-year low in the 2Q/20. Global softwood fiber prices have also risen over the past few years, with the Softwood Fiber Price Index (SFPI) increasing for nine consecutive quarters. In the 3Q/22, the SFPI was $101.63/bdmt, the highest level since early 2021. Global... Continue reading
-
January 29, 2023
Global sawlog prices on a downward trend
Wood raw-material costs for sawmills in North America and Europe eased in the 3Q/22 as demand and prices for lumber fell. The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) fell five percent from its all-time high in the previous quarter to US$90.54/m3. The decline follows a two-year increasing streak when the index had only one occasion when it declined q-o-q. Global Wood Fiber Markets Prices for pulplogs and wood chips have increased in practically all markets worldwide in the 3Q/22. As a result, the Hardwood Fiber Price Index (HFPI) has moved upward for over two years to reach $100.47/bdmt in the 3Q/22, 26% higher than its 15-year low in the 2Q/20. Global softwood fiber prices have also risen over the past few years, with the Softwood Fiber Price Index (SFPI) increasing for nine consecutive quarters. In the 3Q/22, the SFPI was $101.63/bdmt, the highest level since early 2021. Global... Continue reading
-
January 29, 2023
Global sawlog prices on a downward trend
Wood raw-material costs for sawmills in North America and Europe eased in the 3Q/22 as demand and prices for lumber fell. The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) fell five percent from its all-time high in the previous quarter to US$90.54/m3. The decline follows a two-year increasing streak when the index had only one occasion when it declined q-o-q. Global Wood Fiber Markets Prices for pulplogs and wood chips have increased in practically all markets worldwide in the 3Q/22. As a result, the Hardwood Fiber Price Index (HFPI) has moved upward for over two years to reach $100.47/bdmt in the 3Q/22, 26% higher than its 15-year low in the 2Q/20. Global softwood fiber prices have also risen over the past few years, with the Softwood Fiber Price Index (SFPI) increasing for nine consecutive quarters. In the 3Q/22, the SFPI was $101.63/bdmt, the highest level since early 2021. Global... Continue reading
-
January 29, 2023
Global sawlog prices on a downward trend
Wood raw-material costs for sawmills in North America and Europe eased in the 3Q/22 as demand and prices for lumber fell. The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) fell five percent from its all-time high in the previous quarter to US$90.54/m3. The decline follows a two-year increasing streak when the index had only one occasion when it declined q-o-q. Global Wood Fiber Markets Prices for pulplogs and wood chips have increased in practically all markets worldwide in the 3Q/22. As a result, the Hardwood Fiber Price Index (HFPI) has moved upward for over two years to reach $100.47/bdmt in the 3Q/22, 26% higher than its 15-year low in the 2Q/20. Global softwood fiber prices have also risen over the past few years, with the Softwood Fiber Price Index (SFPI) increasing for nine consecutive quarters. In the 3Q/22, the SFPI was $101.63/bdmt, the highest level since early 2021. Global... Continue reading
-
January 29, 2023
Global sawlog prices on a downward trend
Wood raw-material costs for sawmills in North America and Europe eased in the 3Q/22 as demand and prices for lumber fell. The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) fell five percent from its all-time high in the previous quarter to US$90.54/m3. The decline follows a two-year increasing streak when the index had only one occasion when it declined q-o-q. Global Wood Fiber Markets Prices for pulplogs and wood chips have increased in practically all markets worldwide in the 3Q/22. As a result, the Hardwood Fiber Price Index (HFPI) has moved upward for over two years to reach $100.47/bdmt in the 3Q/22, 26% higher than its 15-year low in the 2Q/20. Global softwood fiber prices have also risen over the past few years, with the Softwood Fiber Price Index (SFPI) increasing for nine consecutive quarters. In the 3Q/22, the SFPI was $101.63/bdmt, the highest level since early 2021. Global... Continue reading
-
January 29, 2023
Global sawlog prices on a downward trend
Wood raw-material costs for sawmills in North America and Europe eased in the 3Q/22 as demand and prices for lumber fell. The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) fell five percent from its all-time high in the previous quarter to US$90.54/m3. The decline follows a two-year increasing streak when the index had only one occasion when it declined q-o-q. Global Wood Fiber Markets Prices for pulplogs and wood chips have increased in practically all markets worldwide in the 3Q/22. As a result, the Hardwood Fiber Price Index (HFPI) has moved upward for over two years to reach $100.47/bdmt in the 3Q/22, 26% higher than its 15-year low in the 2Q/20. Global softwood fiber prices have also risen over the past few years, with the Softwood Fiber Price Index (SFPI) increasing for nine consecutive quarters. In the 3Q/22, the SFPI was $101.63/bdmt, the highest level since early 2021. Global... Continue reading
-
December 13, 2022
Global container freight rates falling sharply
For more than two years the only way for container shipping prices was up. That trend is now reversing as backlogs at ports dissolve and supply chain snarls ease. Freight rates drop to prepandemic levels In Germany, the shipping chaos has been brought under control also because of a bargaining deal struck between dock workers and port authorities that ended a disruptive strike this fall. Martin Kröger, chief executive of the German Shipowners' Association (VDR), says the situation has eased "almost back to normal." "The backlogs of ships along European coasts have been overcome," he told DW, adding that shipping capacity wasn't so tight anymore as at the end of last year. Another piece of good news, he said, was that ocean freight rates are falling significantly. "Shipping conditions are similar to what they were before the pandemic." German business daily Handelsblatt has... Continue reading
-
December 13, 2022
Global container freight rates falling sharply
For more than two years the only way for container shipping prices was up. That trend is now reversing as backlogs at ports dissolve and supply chain snarls ease. Freight rates drop to prepandemic levels In Germany, the shipping chaos has been brought under control also because of a bargaining deal struck between dock workers and port authorities that ended a disruptive strike this fall. Martin Kröger, chief executive of the German Shipowners' Association (VDR), says the situation has eased "almost back to normal." "The backlogs of ships along European coasts have been overcome," he told DW, adding that shipping capacity wasn't so tight anymore as at the end of last year. Another piece of good news, he said, was that ocean freight rates are falling significantly. "Shipping conditions are similar to what they were before the pandemic." German business daily Handelsblatt has... Continue reading
-
January 29, 2023
Global sawlog prices on a downward trend
Wood raw-material costs for sawmills in North America and Europe eased in the 3Q/22 as demand and prices for lumber fell. The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) fell five percent from its all-time high in the previous quarter to US$90.54/m3. The decline follows a two-year increasing streak when the index had only one occasion when it declined q-o-q. Global Wood Fiber Markets Prices for pulplogs and wood chips have increased in practically all markets worldwide in the 3Q/22. As a result, the Hardwood Fiber Price Index (HFPI) has moved upward for over two years to reach $100.47/bdmt in the 3Q/22, 26% higher than its 15-year low in the 2Q/20. Global softwood fiber prices have also risen over the past few years, with the Softwood Fiber Price Index (SFPI) increasing for nine consecutive quarters. In the 3Q/22, the SFPI was $101.63/bdmt, the highest level since early 2021. Global... Continue reading
-
January 29, 2023
Global sawlog prices on a downward trend
Wood raw-material costs for sawmills in North America and Europe eased in the 3Q/22 as demand and prices for lumber fell. The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) fell five percent from its all-time high in the previous quarter to US$90.54/m3. The decline follows a two-year increasing streak when the index had only one occasion when it declined q-o-q. Global Wood Fiber Markets Prices for pulplogs and wood chips have increased in practically all markets worldwide in the 3Q/22. As a result, the Hardwood Fiber Price Index (HFPI) has moved upward for over two years to reach $100.47/bdmt in the 3Q/22, 26% higher than its 15-year low in the 2Q/20. Global softwood fiber prices have also risen over the past few years, with the Softwood Fiber Price Index (SFPI) increasing for nine consecutive quarters. In the 3Q/22, the SFPI was $101.63/bdmt, the highest level since early 2021. Global... Continue reading