Czech Republic: Storms and bark beetle to result in record logging this year; timber prices at historic lows
In 2020, the state-owned company Lesy České republiky (LČR) expects the logging to increase to a [...]
March 13, 2020
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Finland: Price evolution in roundwood trade 2019
In 2019, the average price paid for pine logs purchased from Finnish non-industrial private forests in standing [...]
March 9, 2020
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New Zealand’s export prices of logs drop as market in China is still complicated
The New Zealand forestry industry is currently experiencing a very difficult start to 2020. Prices for export logs dropped approximately [...]
March 6, 2020
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Chinese timber market faces severe structural market demand shrinkage in 2020
The Chinese timber market, which was forced to extend holidays due to the coronavirus outbreak, officially resumed work [...]
March 4, 2020
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Coronavirus: China log inventories are blowing out; supply of logs stuck, while prices are rising
The supply of both New Zealand radiata pine as well as European spruce is reducing in China due [...]
March 2, 2020
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Germany: Record wood pellet production in 2019, stable prices
Of the record production of more than 2.82 million t of wood pellets (+ 16.8% compared to [...]
March 2, 2020
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Sweden: Roundwood prices on a downward trend in Q4/2019
Pine logs cost now an average of 477 SEK/m3 (EUR 45.24/m3), while spruce logs SEK 506/m3 [...]
February 25, 2020
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China blocked by the coronavirus: import-export at risk
China's isolation from coronavirus is turning into a logistical nightmare that threatens to have a heavy impact [...]
February 24, 2020
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Czech Republic: Bark beetle infestation expected to double this year and again in 2021
Bark beetle will attack up to 60 million cubic meters of wood this year in the Czech Republic [...]
February 19, 2020
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Price of pellets in Germany slides due to mild weather
The price of wood pellets fell slightly in February. The average price for a 6 t purchase quantity [...]
February 19, 2020
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