Czech Republic: Prices for softwood timber collapse
After the intermediate high in the first quarter of 2014, the prices of softwood fell sharply. The downward [...]
February 17, 2020
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Sharp fall in Lithuanian roundwood prices
In December 2019, pine logs in Lithuania were priced at € 57/ m3 (-3.4% compared to the previous month, -18 [...]
February 12, 2020
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Sweden: Roundwood prices continued to increase during 2019
Roundwood prices in Sweden have increased in 2019, marking two years consecutive rise; Pulpwood prices increased [...]
January 30, 2020
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450% rise in European softwood logs export to China; prices down sharply
15 million m3 of softwood logs have been exported from Europe to China from January to October 2019 [...]
January 28, 2020
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Overview of the Russian plywood market; demand and price evolution
Russian plywood sales in the domestic market fell on average by 24.5% from 2014 to 2018; [...]
January 28, 2020
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Central European bark beetle crisis puts pressure on Estonian timber prices
Timber prices in Estonia have started rapidly falling from their spring-time high; Estonian wood prices [...]
January 27, 2020
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Sawmill closures in New Zealand as overseas market subsidies inflate log prices
Sawmills in New Zealand find it hard to be profitable when overseas competitors can benefit from subsidies, the main timber [...]
January 27, 2020
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North American softwood lumber prices mostly flat despite skyrocketing U.S. housing starts
New home building in the U.S. skyrocketted by almost 17 per cent last month, however, this is after an [...]
January 23, 2020
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Germany has now some of the world lowest pulpwood prices due to insect and storm damages
In Germany, softwood pulplog prices have experienced a dramatic decline the past year because of an oversupply of low-grade [...]
January 23, 2020
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Deteriorating market and supply challenges for European hardwood
The market situation for German hardwoods was described at IHC by Steffen Rathke, Vice President of DeSH who said that [...]
January 17, 2020
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