Chinese import of softwood lumber enters a falling trend
The steady increase in softwood lumber import in China continued during the first six months of 2020, but then entered [...]
August 2, 2021
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Why now might be the best time to buy lumber in N. America?
After more than doubling in price last year, lumber futures have dropped to their lowest level [...]
August 2, 2021
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Global container freight rates expected to hit new highs
Freight rates are rising in various ways, and shipping companies’ fees are becoming diverse. [...]
August 2, 2021
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India could replace China as a substitute market for Australian timber
In November 2020, China claimed that harmful organisms were detected in multiple batches of logs imported from Australia. The Australian [...]
August 2, 2021
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N. American lumber prices surge sharply as Canada wildfires cut sawmills production
Lumber futures rose the most in more than a year on concern that wildfires in western Canada will reduce supply [...]
July 29, 2021
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Fall in US lumber prices could hit European markets soon
The price rally of softwood lumber is receding, experts of the Estonian wood industry believe. However [...]
July 29, 2021
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New Zealand log export prices dropped as China’s seasonal demand falls
The At Wharf Gate (AWG) prices for New Zealand export logs in July decreased an average [...]
July 29, 2021
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Finnish roundwood prices continue to rise in June
The stumpage prices of roundwood in Finland continued to rise in June. Pine logs fetched an [...]
July 29, 2021
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Log demand in China expected to drop as Taicang sawmills are forced to relocate
Softwood log inventory in China has risen to about 5.5m m3 and daily port off-take has dropped to [...]
July 29, 2021
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Prices of logs in Poland have doubled in recent months
Wood prices in Poland more than doubled in recent months. A cubic meter of pine logs [...]
July 29, 2021
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