Russia: Softwood logs exports collapse in 2019
Russian softwood logs exports dropped by 27% in the third quarter of last year; with exports of spruce roundwood falling [...]
January 27, 2020
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Bark beetle infestation and storm damaged timber in Europe rapidly changing global trade flows
Up to the end of October, European log exports to China imports were a whopping 5.6 million m3. The [...]
December 4, 2019
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Estonia: Falling spruce sawlog prices, as bark beetle infestation puts price under pressure
The year 2019 is marked by falling roundwood prices in large parts of Central, Northern and Eastern Europe. In particular [...]
November 27, 2019
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Sweden’s Sodra to extend production stoppages at its sawmills due to spruce bark beetle infestation
Södra has decided to extend production stoppages at its sawmills during the Christmas and New Year period. The move [...]
November 11, 2019
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Downturn in the Swedish forest industry as recession in Europe progresses
The recession in Europe, in particular, is noticeable in the Swedish forest industry. The sawmills partially [...]
November 7, 2019
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Export prices for Finland’s pine and spruce sawnwood expected to fall this year
This year and next year, export prices for Finnish lumber will fall, driven by China. The price difference between spruce [...]
October 28, 2019
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France: Softwood markets and prices still disturbed by the bark beetle
What volumes of wood will be harvested in France in 2019? Difficult to answer this question. Due to the rapid [...]
October 18, 2019
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Finland: Prices for pine and spruce sawlogs on a falling trend
Pine and spruce sawlog prices in Finland are on a falling trend in August 2019, both as compared to the [...]
October 1, 2019
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Finland: Roundwood price overview in July 2019
As usual, the roundwood trade in Finland slowed down in July. Roundwood purchases included in the statistics amounted to 1 [...]
August 28, 2019
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Cheaper roundwood in Estonia
At a price of EUR 73.84/m3 and EUR 76.54/m3 respectively, pine and spruce sawlogs have decreased [...]
August 5, 2019
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