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February 4, 2021

Container shortage impacting prices of timber imports in China

The availability of shipping containers and disruptions to shipping schedules is impacting the flow of Chinese wood product imports.  The shortage of shipping containers in places where they are needed has pushed up international shipping costs. Imports are disrupted and producer countries are facing a challenge to get timber shipments away.  At present, Chinese timber traders purchasing European spruce and American southern pine have a lot of new orders but delivery schedules are difficult to determine.  European spruce log prices continue to rise  According to a GWMI price investigation, affected by many ...

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