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China: Rising demand for logs and lumber as a strong construction season is expected

Sawmills report increased sale prices for lumber in Asian markets. These increases were agreed relatively quickly by the buyers which [...]

September 28, 2020

New Zealand increases in log prices to China cancelled out by higher shipping costs

Domestic demand for logs and sawn timber in New Zealand remains strong while the longer-term forecasts are uncertain. New [...]

August 26, 2020

New Zealand log prices down and have potential to fall further in August

The age-old adage 'what goes up must come down' has played out as expected with the New Zealand export [...]

July 13, 2020

New Zealand’s forestry sector’s hopes for revival after rollercoaster ride

While the past few months have been a rollercoaster for many industries, the New Zealand's forest sector has been [...]

June 28, 2020

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

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

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

New Zealand’s export prices of logs drop as market in China is still complicated

The New Zealand forestry industry is currently experiencing a very difficult start to 2020. Prices for export logs dropped approximately [...]

March 6, 2020

Coronavirus: China log inventories are blowing out; supply of logs stuck, while prices are rising

The supply of both New Zealand radiata pine as well as European spruce is reducing in China due [...]

March 2, 2020

New Zealand log export prices on the rise in December

The CFR sale price for A grade logs in China remained in the mid US$120s range per m3. At [...]

January 10, 2020

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