German wood prices: 50 percent more money for spruce wood – is the market tipping?
German forest owners received around 50 percent more money for spruce logs in November. Overall, raw wood prices for producers [...]
January 18, 2022
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Why N. American lumber prices have nearly tripled again since the fall of a few months ago?
Simple economics popped the lumber bubble last year. Once the price of lumber topped $1,515 per thousand board feet [...]
January 18, 2022
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Rising trend of Russian lumber prices expected to continue
The upward trend of Russian lumber may continue into June this year. From January to October 2021, the market price [...]
January 18, 2022
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Growing optimism in New Zealand’s wood industry as log export prices lift
The New Zealand forestry industry has started the New Year with a bit more optimism than it finished 2021, thanks [...]
January 17, 2022
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N. American softwood lumber prices rise further through Mid-January 2022
Unusual for the time of year but a surprise to no one, lumber prices rose further in the second week [...]
January 16, 2022
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US lumber prices are ‘looking like a repeat of 2021’
A survey of home builders revealed expectations that lumber prices will continue to soar in 2022. [...]
January 13, 2022
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Latvian exports of wood products hit record value due to booming prices
The Latvian timber industry was the sector with the fastest growth in export value last year, recovering from a difficult [...]
January 12, 2022
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Stability returns to UK timber supply chain
The UK’s leading timber industry representative body – the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) – says the industry will enter a period [...]
January 12, 2022
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B.C. lumber producers on a roller-coaster ride due to price changes
BC Lumber producers are accustomed to boom and bust cycles, but the past two years have been surprisingly volatile for [...]
January 12, 2022
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2022 North American lumber markets outlook
It’s been a wild ride for wood products, particularly lumber, over the past two years. From a recession in [...]
January 11, 2022
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