Canada loses a round in softwood lumber dispute with US
On Friday, May 22, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) ruled in favour of the U.S. International Trade [...]
May 25, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Daily News / Global Trends / Forestry / Lumber / Sawmilling / Wood Products / Global / North America
European softwood lumber exports to China rise 30% in Q1/2020 despite coronavirus pandemic
Despite the coronavirus pandemic which first hit China and than spread all [...]
May 19, 2020
Daily News / Global Trends / Market Analysis / Forestry / Lumber / Sawmilling / Statistics / Wood Products / China / Europe / Global
US softwood lumber production up 4.2% in Jan.-Feb. 2020
U.S. sawmills in the first two months of 2020 produced 6.108 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber [...]
May 19, 2020
Daily News / Global Trends / Market Analysis / Forestry / Lumber / Sawmilling / Statistics / Wood Products / Global / North America
N. American softwood lumber prices continue upward trend and are above the levels of last year
North American construction framing dimension softwood lumber prices last week improved greatly over those one-month-ago, even surpassing what [...]
May 14, 2020
Daily News / Global Trends / Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Lumber / Price analysis and info / Sawmilling / Wood Products / Wood-based panels / Global / North America
Some North American softwood dimension lumber prices back to month-ago levels
Improved demand and continued restricted supply last week brought some North American construction framing dimension softwood lumber prices back up [...]
May 8, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Daily News / Global Trends / Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Lumber / Price analysis and info / Sawmilling / Wood Products / Wood-based panels / Global / North America
North American softwood lumber prices recover from lows of two weeks ago
Given the wee surge last week, North American softwood lumber prices have bounced from lows of two weeks ago. Whether [...]
April 30, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Daily News / Global Trends / Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Lumber / Sawmilling / Wood Products / Global / North America
Sawmill curtailments across N. America stabilize lumber market further, tightening supplies and helping to firm prices
In contrast to the sharp plummets of recent weeks, most North American construction framing dimension softwood lumber prices either remained [...]
April 24, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Daily News / Global Trends / Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Lumber / Price analysis and info / Sawmilling / Wood Products / Wood-based panels / Global / North America
Russian softwood lumber exports fall as Chinese demand lags
In the first two months, Russia exported 5% less softwood, including planed timber, compared to the same period in the [...]
April 15, 2020
Daily News / Global Trends / Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Lumber / Sawmilling / Wood Products / China / Europe / Global / Russia
European softwood lumber exporters divert shipments from China to Egypt
In the first two months of 2020, Chinese imports of softwood lumber was 7.9% down y-o-y to [...]
April 8, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Daily News / Global Trends / Market Analysis / Forestry / Lumber / Sawmilling / Wood Products / Europe / Global
North American softwood lumber supply inconsistent as demand falls
Sawmill operators across Canada and the US chopped softwood lumber prices last week by a wide margin in response to [...]
April 2, 2020
Daily News / Global Trends / Market Analysis / Forestry / Lumber / Price analysis and info / Sawmilling / Wood Products / Global / North America