{"id":81229,"date":"2021-09-23T08:33:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T08:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tin.happy-projects.ro\/declining-availability-us-hardwood-europe\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T08:56:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T08:56:07","slug":"declining-availability-us-hardwood-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/declining-availability-us-hardwood-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Declining availability of US hardwood in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>US hardwood supply to Europe in the last six to nine months was described by importers as turbulent. According to Judd Johnson, editor of the Hardwood Market Report, quoted in a recent article in the UK Timber Trades Journal, the American hardwood sector entered the pandemic in a \u2018diminished state\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It was hit first by tariffs in the US-China trade war and subsequently a general weakening of Chinese demand when trade relations improved. Mill capacity was then significantly further reduced by Covid absenteeism and what some saw as the government \u2018paycheque protection programme\u2019 a disincentive for employees to return to work.<\/p>\n<p>The widely broadcast result has been sharp declines in availability and sharp increases in price. At one point this summer, a UK importer described 4 quarter American white oak as \u2018vanishingly scarce\u2019 and forward order availability \u2018non-existent\u2019. The price had doubled over the year, as had that for tulipwood, while walnut was up 65- 70%, maple 30% and ash 40-50%. Availability was not helped by some hardwood mills switching to softwood to capitalise on booming demand from US construction.<\/p>\n<p>The situation does now seem to be easing, with more \u2018offers on the table and timber in the pipeline\u2019. \u201cIt may partly be a case of timber drying quicker in the summer and so more coming available, but mills do seem to be keeping pace better with demand, and we hear some of those which switched to softwood have switched back again as that business has softened,\u201d said an importer. Despite this, little change is expected in US prices until sometime into next year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Switching to European hardwoods<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Given the price and supply situation in US hardwoods, there has been some switching in Europe to European species, notably oak.<\/p>\n<p>Due to this and rising demand elsewhere, plus it is reported the decision of the Croatian authorities to put higher oak grades from state forests to auction rather than sell be tender, prices are up 15-25% this year, with further 3-5% rises anticipated in coming quarters.<\/p>\n<p>European oak availability is also reported to have declined recently and concerns were expressed about longer term supply given the prospect of a Russian log export ban in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChina buys such huge volumes of Russian logs of all varieties,\u201d said an importer. \u201cUnless it can cut a bilateral deal with Russia, or Chinese companies can build sawmills there, it\u2019s going to be looking to other sources, and that includes Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>European beech is also reported to be up in price 10% in the year to date and one importer said they were experiencing longer lead times. 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