Immediate wood product trade impact as UK leaves the EU single market
UK trade with the EU is now governed by the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement concluded on 24th December [...]
March 22, 2021
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Lumber prices play key role in declining U.S. housing starts
February’s housing start numbers have been disappointing for the housing market. Housing starts fell last month by 10.3 [...]
March 22, 2021
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China: Analysis of current timber market prices fluctuations
Many members of China’s timber associations have reported increases in timber prices are of concern as they impact production [...]
March 22, 2021
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Germany’s export value of logs and lumber has increased 63% the past five years
The softwood timber harvest in Germany is likely to reach almost 50 million m3 in 2020, about ten million m3 [...]
March 18, 2021
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Forecast: Global roundwood market expected to grow in the next years as demand rises
The global roundwood market is estimated at a huge figure of approx. $312B, which equals to near 2 billion cubic [...]
March 18, 2021
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N. American lumber prices flat after historical highs
Prices of benchmark softwood lumber items, like standard grade #2&Btr R/L stayed mostly flat last week — particularly [...]
March 18, 2021
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Leading German woodworking machinery manufacturer cancels Ligna 2021 participation
Leading German woodworking machinery manufacturer Martin has cancelled its participation in this autumn’s Ligna exhibition due to uncertainty over [...]
March 18, 2021
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Global sawlog prices continue to rise driven by high demand in N. America and Europe
Global sawlog prices rose 8% in the 4Q/20 as demand for logs increased throughout North America and Europe. [...]
March 18, 2021
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Worldwide demand for European sawn softwood sees sharp rise
Internationally, sawn softwood consumption is concentrated around 3 equivalent poles: Europe, Asia and North America. Demand is well oriented there [...]
March 16, 2021
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China and Finland need to find alternative sources for Russian roundwood
Russia has been one of the largest roundwood traders globally for many years by exporting roughly 15-20 million m3 [...]
March 16, 2021
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