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
Daily News / Global Trends / Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Lumber / Price analysis and info / Sawmilling / Statistics / Wood Products / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Global
Prices for New Zealand logs crash amid slow demand in China and European spruce oversupply
Prices for New Zealand logs are 12 percent below the five- year average on the back of overstocking, the summer [...]
August 13, 2020
Daily News / Global Trends / Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Lumber / Price analysis and info / Sawmilling / Wood Products / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / Global
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
Daily News / Global Trends / Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Price analysis and info / Sawmilling / Wood Products / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / Global
Falling prices for New Zealand exported logs to China
CFR price in China has fallen further to stabilise at 110 USD per JASm3 for New Zealand A grade logs [...]
July 6, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Daily News / Global Trends / Market Analysis / Forestry / Lumber / Price analysis and info / Sawmilling / Wood Products / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Global
S. America, Europe and New Zealand in fierce competition for log supply to China
Log supply into China has increased, with South America and Europe responsible for most of this increase. European supply during [...]
July 2, 2020
Daily News / Global Trends / Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Lumber / Sawmilling / Wood Products / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / Global / Russia
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
Daily News / Global Trends / Market Analysis / Forestry / Lumber / Price analysis and info / Sawmilling / Wood Products / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Global
Lack of demand in China causes sharp fall in NZ’s radiata pine logs prices
In May, due to concerns about the global supply of logs and sawn timber, the CFR price of first-grade [...]
June 18, 2020
Daily News / Global Trends / Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Lumber / Price analysis and info / Sawmilling / Wood Products / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Global
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
Daily News / Global Trends / Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Lumber / Price analysis and info / Sawmilling / Wood Products / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Global
Prices of exported New Zealand logs rise sharply as Chinese inventories running low
Exports of logs from New Zealand were worth just $96 million in April 2020, down $211 million from $307 million [...]
May 28, 2020
Daily News / Global Trends / Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Lumber / Price analysis and info / Sawmilling / Statistics / Wood Products / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Global
First shipments of New Zealand’s radiata pine logs to China expected in mid-May
After nearly a month of strict lockdown, forest industry businesses in New Zealand has restarted activity, after the Government moved [...]
April 28, 2020
Daily News / Global Trends / Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Lumber / Price analysis and info / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Wood Products / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Global