Weak market for Finnish pine in China
The recent performance of the Finnish pine market is unremarkable and the market is weak. Some [...]
September 19, 2019
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US lumber prices on the recovery road this autumn
Compared to historical trends, this week’s WSPF KD 2×4 #2&Btr price is up +$11 relative to [...]
September 19, 2019
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High level of production in Russia’s wood industry: lumber +16%; pellets +21%
Over the past eight months of this year, the Russian domestic timber industry has been showing steady growth in almost [...]
September 19, 2019
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China: Sharp drop in import prices of softwood logs
China’s log imports in the first half of 2019 totalled 29.56 million cubic metres valued at US$5 [...]
September 17, 2019
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Global softwood lumber trade unexpectedly rises 5% in H1/2019; with record imports in China
Demand for lumber in China, the United Kingdom, Egypt and the Netherlands increased this year despite a slowdown in the [...]
September 17, 2019
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Forecast: China’s 2019 wood imports to stabilize despite a slowing economy and high 2019 domestic stocks
China’s 2019 imports of wood products are projected to stabilize despite a slowing economy and high 2019 domestic stocks [...]
September 16, 2019
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Global plywood industry hit by US-China trade war and slowdown of Chinese economy
The global plywood industry is currently affected by the US-China trade war and the slowdown of China's economy [...]
September 11, 2019
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Drop in U.S. lumber production; Canadian output hit hard
U.S. sawmills in the first six months of 2019 produced 17.602 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber [...]
September 10, 2019
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Trends in global pellet prices and trade
The global wood pellets market revenue amounted to $5,359.9B in 2018, rising by 6.8% against the previous [...]
September 10, 2019
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Falling sawlog prices across the world
The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) fell for the fifth consecutive quarter in the 2Q/19, reaching a two-year [...]
September 9, 2019
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