Major global lumber-exporting countries increased their shipments in early 2019
The uptick in demand for lumber continued in early 2019, with most of the major lumber-exporting countries increasing their [...]
June 24, 2019
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Skyrocketing lumber prices in US as Canadian curtailments crisis escalates
News broke last Monday of another mill closure in British Columbia, which shifted trading in most framing lumber species to [...]
June 24, 2019
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European log supply and lumber quality affected by bark beetle outbreaks and wildfires
On 18 June 2019, EOS, together with its Member, Fachverband der Holzindustrie Österreichs, hosted the EOS General Assembly and [...]
June 24, 2019
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Global trade of softwood lumber reaches the second highest level on record
Global trade of softwood lumber reached 120 million m3 in 2018, the second highest level on record. The uptick in [...]
June 18, 2019
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US lumber prices pick up after weeks of decline
Additional and significant curtailments announced in British Columbia jolted the framing lumber market out of a five-week losing streak [...]
June 17, 2019
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France: Lumber prices for Q1/2019
The following price list is a collection of prices for lumber and wood products in France for the first quarter [...]
June 10, 2019
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US lumber prices continue to fall in June
Despite a growing list of mill curtailments, prices of framing lumber sagged under the weight of production. Demand [...]
June 10, 2019
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Canadian lumber industry struggles with trade disputes and climate change
The Canadian softwood lumber industry has to handle two of the biggest challenges in its history [...]
June 4, 2019
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West Fraser to curtail production at five sawmills
West Fraser announced temporary production curtailments during which all mill activities will be curtailed for one week in June at [...]
June 4, 2019
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Double-digit drop for US lumber prices at the end of May
Mills idled by wildfires in Western Canada and expectations that more market- or resource-related shutdowns were coming in the [...]
June 3, 2019
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