China’s import of softwood lumber enters a falling trend
The steady increase in softwood lumber import in China continued during the first six months of 2020, but then entered [...]
July 27, 2021
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North America: Why now might be the best time to buy lumber?
After more than doubling in price last year, lumber futures have dropped to their lowest level of 2021, on track [...]
July 27, 2021
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Container freight rates expected to hit new highs
Freight rates are rising in various ways, and shipping companies’ fees are becoming diverse. Various surcharges [...]
July 27, 2021
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Can India replace China as a substitute market for Australian timber?
In November 2020, China claimed that harmful organisms were detected in multiple batches of logs imported from Australia. The Australian [...]
July 27, 2021
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N. American lumber prices surge sharply as Canada wildfires cut sawmills production, shipments
Lumber futures rose the most in more than a year on concern that wildfires in western Canada will reduce supply [...]
July 26, 2021
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Lumber price fall in US could hit European markets soon
The price rally of softwood lumber is receding, experts of the Estonian wood industry believe. However, opinions differ as to [...]
July 26, 2021
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New Zealand: July export log prices slipped as China’s seasonal demand falls
The At Wharf Gate (AWG) prices for New Zealand export logs in July decreased an average of $8-9 per [...]
July 26, 2021
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Finland: Roundwood prices continue to rise in June
The stumpage prices of roundwood in Finland continued to rise in June. Pine logs fetched an average of EUR 65 [...]
July 26, 2021
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Log demand in China expected to drop as some sawmills are forced to relocate
Softwood log inventory in China has risen to about 5.5m m3 and daily port off-take has dropped to [...]
July 22, 2021
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Log prices in Poland have doubled in recent months
Wood prices in Poland more than doubled in recent months. A cubic meter of pine logs now costs about PLN [...]
July 22, 2021
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