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Austria: Low processing level of the sawmill industry, log prices drop

In Austria, Styria and Carinthia were the hardest hit by the thunderstorms in August. According to the Austrian Chamber of [...]

September 27, 2022

Austria: Sawlog prices significantly reduced

The Austrian sawmill industry is currently sufficiently stocked with logs and damaged wood is increasing. Due to the hot, dry [...]

September 7, 2022

China: August review of the softwood log market

China softwood log inventory has remained stable at about 4.6 - 4.7m. Fresh pine logs are sold quickly after [...]

September 1, 2022

Dramatic decline in China’s softwood log imports in H1/2022

China’s log imports in the first half of 2022 totaled 22.38 million cubic meters valued at US$4 [...]

August 16, 2022

Estonia: Softwood log prices start to fall from absolute records

The large-scale war started by Russia in Ukraine and the creation of an energy crisis in Europe as a [...]

August 16, 2022

Log demand in China remains weak at the moment

China softwood log inventory has remained stable at about 5.0M. Daily port log offtake has dropped to around 60 [...]

August 1, 2022

Norway boosts softwood log exports to EU countries filling Russian supply gap

Norway became the largest supplier of softwood logs to the EU instead of Russia which had a share of 49 [...]

July 19, 2022

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

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

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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