Current softwood log inventories at Chinese ports
Softwood log inventories at the China’s main ocean ports totaled 5.7 million m3 on April 30, 2022, a [...]
May 18, 2022
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Log prices in Estonia set record high in Q1/2022
The war in Ukraine has pushed up timber prices in Estonia to unprecedented heights. All assortments became more expensive and [...]
May 9, 2022
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China’s Covid lockdown puts pressure on the softwood log imports
In China COVID has significantly disrupted the log trade with major cities under lockdown and building projects on the go [...]
April 26, 2022
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Could Russia and China increase log and softwood lumber trade?
Before the onset of the global financial crisis , Russia was China’s primary softwood log supplier. The Russian industry has [...]
April 12, 2022
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China: 2022 trends in softwood logs imports likely to be similar with 2021
The ups and downs of last year’s softwood log market in China give us some clues for what to [...]
February 20, 2022
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Germany: Recent auctions bring record prices both for hardwood and softwood timber
Some recent auctions organized in Germany's forests reveal record prices both for softwood logs as well as for hardwood [...]
February 17, 2022
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China: Sharp rise in CIF prices for softwood log imports
According to China Customs, log imports in 2021 totalled 63.58 million cubic metres valued at US$11.594 billion [...]
February 16, 2022
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Austria: Some log prices increased sharply in February 2022
The storm at the beginning of February caused slight regional damage in Austrian forests. Overall, however, according to the Austrian [...]
February 16, 2022
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Australian softwood log exports: Indian market not yet able to fill the Chinese void
November 2021 was the thirteenth consecutive month to record declines in Australia’s annual softwood log exports, with the annual [...]
February 16, 2022
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China: Prices for imported softwood logs start to pick up as inventories fall
Domestic log prices in China have continued to firm in the last 4 weeks with the Chinese Government implementing a [...]
February 14, 2022
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