New Zealand wood on a high demand as China shuns US exports; export prices near records
Forestry prices in New Zealand — one of the world’s largest timber exporters — are near record highs, thanks largely to [...]
February 15, 2019
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US lumber prices continue the upward trend in February
The trading pace in US framing lumber eased from the previous week’s action, but early momentum carried prices higher [...]
February 11, 2019
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More US hardwood likely to be diverted to Europe
The on-going trade dispute between the US and China may lead to an increase in tariffs on US hardwood [...]
February 5, 2019
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Sharp rise in US lumber prices
January closed with a bang as supply-side concerns ignited a rally that pushed many US framing lumber prices up [...]
February 4, 2019
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A look at the largest U.S. mass timber building
T3 Atlanta is the second T3 office building ("timber, transit, technology") for the developer Hines. The first T3 in Minneapolis [...]
January 30, 2019
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The United States is considering reducing import duties on Chinese products
The United States is considering at least partial loosening of import duties on Chinese products to accelerate trade negotiations. [...]
January 30, 2019
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Lumber prices in the US pick up through the end of January
Wintry weather held back trading in some lumber markets in the US, but sellers of framing lumber turned in their [...]
January 28, 2019
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China’s economic growth falls to a three-decade low in 2018
As a result of the tariff dispute with the Trump administration, China's economic growth fell to a three-decade [...]
January 22, 2019
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Global lumber market affected by slowing Chinese economy and trade disputes
As a result of the Chinese economy going down and the trade disputes the country has with the U.S [...]
January 21, 2019
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Lumber prices in the US pick up in mid-January
Trading in dry framing lumber picked up amid more curtailment news in British Columbia, and a sense that downside risk [...]
January 21, 2019
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