New Zealand: Falling log exports and prices to China
According to the latest import and export data released by the customs, the overall export of New Zealand radiata pine [...]
January 5, 2023
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China: Hopes that Covid restriction easing would bring back wood demand
Several major Chinese banks have adopted a government led 16-point rescue plan to extend billions to struggling private developers [...]
December 19, 2022
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India: Weak log and sawn timber import market
Activity in Gandhidham is slow to recover after the Diwali holidays due to negative sentiment. Log importers and sawmills report [...]
December 16, 2022
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Global container freight rates falling sharply
For more than two years the only way for container shipping prices was up. That trend is now reversing as [...]
December 16, 2022
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New Zealand’s log export prices continue to fall due to low demand in China
Prices for export logs reduced an average of 6 NZD per JASm3 across ports in New [...]
December 12, 2022
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China: Stable softwood log imports; pricing could improve next year
China softwood log inventory is stable at about 3.5m m3 and port off-take is [...]
December 8, 2022
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China: Recovery signs of the softwood import market in Q1/2023
In China, the softwood import market remains weak but there are small hopes for Q1/2023. As of mid-November [...]
December 6, 2022
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Top 15 biggest lumber producing companies in the world
GWMI picked the top 15 companies across the globe based on their softwood lumber production figures for 2021. The list [...]
December 1, 2022
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China’s timber market report in October 2022: Import prices continue to fall
According to the data of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of [...]
December 1, 2022
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Global demand for timber could grow fourfold by 2050
The World Bank forecasts that global timber demand will quadruple by 2050, driven by economic and [...]
December 1, 2022
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