Finland: Trade of roundwood down by 30%, prices of logs on a downward trend
In May, the average stumpage price for pine logs was EUR 53.9 per cubic metre, and the price for [...]
June 30, 2020
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Austria: Massive price drops for logs due to bark beetle infestation and coronavirus crisis
The log market in Austria is currently impacted by the bark beetle infestation and the coronavirus crisis in June. [...]
June 23, 2020
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China’s European spruce supply disrupted by container shortage
China will receive more and more spruce from European forests, which are currently destroyed by storms and bark beetles. [...]
June 17, 2020
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Prices of logs in Finland shifting downwards in April 2020
The prices for roundwood in Finland have shifted downwards on all assortments during April 2020, both as compared to the [...]
June 17, 2020
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Spectacular recovery in China’s softwood lumber imports in April
After Chinese imports of softwood lumber experienced a though first quarter, a significant recovery was noticed at the beginning of [...]
June 8, 2020
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The downturn in Finland’s wood market expected to continue; log prices to fall by 3-4% this year
This year, the decline in the Finnish timber market continues as the forest industry's production shutdowns in the early [...]
June 5, 2020
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Lithuanian roundwood prices fall sharply in March 2020
In March 2020, pine logs in Lithuania were priced at € 56/ m3 (-24% compared to March 2019), spruce logs at [...]
May 21, 2020
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Central Europe’s spruce bark beetle crisis could be larger than BC’s pine beetle epidemic
Between 2017 and 2019, over 270 million m3 of standing timber in Central Europe has been damaged by a combination [...]
May 12, 2020
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Roundwood purchases in Finland down by 3 million m3 in Jan.-Apr. 2020
The timber trade has been quieter in recent years than in recent years. In January-April [...]
May 12, 2020
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Sweden: Sawlog and pulpwood prices see considerable drop in Q1/2020
Pine logs cost now an average of 478 SEK/m3 (EUR 44.91/m3), while spruce logs cost SEK 501 [...]
May 6, 2020
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