Canada: Lumber production falls sharply as production curtailments rise
The recent lumber curtailments of major Canadian lumber producers, announced back in the fall and winter [...]
March 14, 2019
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High stocks and weak demand cause falling timber prices in China
Timber stock levels in Zhangjiagang markets remained high throughout 2018. In November, stocks of okan, a main species imported, reached [...]
March 14, 2019
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UK’s share of total EU imports of timber products falling
There are significant shifts on-going in destinations for EU imports of timber products. After emerging [...]
March 14, 2019
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Estonian sawlogs continue to rise at the beginning of 2019
Roundwood prices in Estonia rose further in January 2019 from an already high level reported throughout [...]
March 14, 2019
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Finland: Softwood lumber to China collapse in 2018
The Finnish softwood lumber exports to the world dropped by -6% during January - December 2018, as [...]
March 12, 2019
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US lumber prices fall at the beginning of March
Weather conditions continued to thwart the US softwood lumber trading. Buyers and sellers in US acknowledged that they were tiring [...]
March 12, 2019
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Italy: Production of woodworking machinery up by 9.5% in 2018
All economic variables analyzed by the Studies office of Acimall, the Italian Woodworking Machinery and Tools Manufacturers' Association, indicate that [...]
March 12, 2019
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EU imports of wood products rise by 5.1% in 2018
The total value of EU imports of wood products was 19.44 billion euro in 2018, 5.1% more than [...]
March 12, 2019
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Brexit shakes the EU plywood market
The destabilising effect of Brexit for the UK and Europe more widely is expected to grow [...]
March 11, 2019
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Finland: Pine and spruce logs prices rise at the beginning of the year
In January 2019, the Finnish pine log stumpage price came up to EUR 60.0 per m3, and the spruce [...]
March 11, 2019
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