Oversupply causes sharp drop in sawlog prices throughout Europe
Sawlog prices throughout Europe decline in 2019, early 2020 mainly from oversupply, enabling European lumber producers to become more globally [...]
May 18, 2020
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China: Exports of plywood, wooden furniture down by more than 80% in Q1/2020
According to China Customs, in the first quarter of 2020, China’s plywood exports were 1.85 million cubic metres [...]
May 18, 2020
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Austria: Enormous market and timber price pressure due to record amounts of damaged wood
Long-lasting drought, extreme weather events, increasing social demands and difficult market conditions make it difficult for forestry companies in [...]
May 11, 2020
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Södra: Supply and demand fall due to the outbreak of COVID-19; consequences difficult to predict
Despite dramatically changed conditions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, production rates at Södra’s facilities remained [...]
May 11, 2020
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Sharp drop in Chinese tropical log imports
Tropical log imports in the first two months of 2020 amounted 1.30 million cubic metres, down 26% year on [...]
May 8, 2020
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Uncertainty in Malaysia’s wood pellet industry continues, despite lockdown easing
Malaysia's wood pellet sector remains in a state of uncertainty despite an easing of Covid-19 restrictions in the [...]
May 6, 2020
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European timber importers put orders on hold
Accurate estimates of the specific effects on timber trade volumes this year will only become apparent when more countries publish [...]
May 4, 2020
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China’s wood and wood products imports fall sharply in Q1/2020
According to Chinese customs statistics, in the first quarter of 2020, China’s wood and wood products imports were 15 [...]
April 30, 2020
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Vietnamese wood industry faces double trouble: coronavirus pandemic and anti-dumping tariffs
The widespread coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a serious disruption of the supply chains. Besides difficulties in the source of [...]
April 30, 2020
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Finland: Roundwood prices pick up in March
Trade of roundwood in non-industrial private forests went up in March. However, it was one fifth smaller than the [...]
April 28, 2020
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