China: Softwood log imports remain strong despite shipping issues and rising prices
Softwood log market in China remained strong throughout the first quarter of 2021 with exporters paying king’s ransom for [...]
April 28, 2021
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Considerable rise in UK timber and panel imports
The recovery in UK import volume seen in the second half of 2020 continued in January 2021 with timber and [...]
April 28, 2021
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Changing trends in China’s softwood lumber import market
According to the statistics released by China Customs, China’s import volume of softwood lumber decreased [...]
April 22, 2021
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China: Prices for New Zealand radiata pine logs rising sharply in March
Details of the price changes of Chinese imports of radiata pine logs in March are as [...]
April 8, 2021
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Chinese imports of wood products to be significantly altered starting 2022
China is the world’s largest importer of softwood and hardwood logs, and for many decades [...]
April 5, 2021
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European countries gaining market shares in US lumber imports
The United States consumed roughly 47 billion board feet of softwood lumber in 2019, 30.8% of which came from [...]
March 18, 2021
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China’s timber import prices under increased pressure
Since the beginning of the year, the Chinese timber market is impacted by a low availability [...]
March 16, 2021
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European imports of energy wood fall for the first time in 20 years
After nearly 20 years of almost continuous growth, the value of energy wood imported to the [...]
March 15, 2021
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EU wood furniture imports down in 2020
EU wood furniture imports down 3% in 2020 Considering individual products, the dollar value of EU27+UK imports [...]
March 3, 2021
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Sharp recovery in EU tropical wood product imports
Total EU27 (i.e. excluding the UK) import value of tropical wood and wood furniture products was US$2.75 [...]
February 22, 2021
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