China imports less softwood logs – but more from Europe
China imported a total of 12% less softwood logs up to the beginning of August, but 117% more timber came [...]
September 14, 2020
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China: Prices of imported lumber in September 2020
The tables above contain the latest price data of different imported lumber assortments at several Chinese markets. [...]
September 11, 2020
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China’s imports of logs crash in the first half of the year
China’s log imports fell sharply in the first half of 2020 to 24.51 million cubic metres valued at [...]
September 2, 2020
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Covid-19 downturn in EU27 tropical imports may be less severe than forecast
The downturn in EU imports of wood and wood furniture products during the initial period of the COVID-19 pandemic [...]
September 2, 2020
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European infested softwood disrupts the Chinese timber supply chain
In the first half of 2020, the total import and export volume of my China's timber and wood products [...]
August 25, 2020
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Covid-19 significantly impacts Indian imports of logs
India continues to face Covid-19 issues and is currently a much smaller market for logs than previously. [...]
August 25, 2020
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China buys bark beetle-infested spruce from Germany, spurning Canada
The bark beetle has been a headache for Andreas Voss, chief wood marketer of Germany's most populous federal state [...]
August 17, 2020
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European damaged wood invades the Chinese timber market
Chinese timber imports fell by 21% in the first five months of 2020. Instead of 17.5 million m³, China [...]
July 17, 2020
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No strong COVID-19 signs in EU tropical timber import data
EU27 (i.e. excluding the UK) tropical timber product imports continued to defy expectations of COVID-19 driven collapse in [...]
July 17, 2020
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Spectacular recovery in China’s softwood lumber imports in April
After Chinese imports of softwood lumber experienced a though first quarter, a significant recovery was noticed at the beginning of [...]
June 8, 2020
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