UK boosts imports of lower-priced Latvian hardwoods
UK hardwood import volumes shot up by 30% in Q1 2022 as compared to the same [...]
June 21, 2022
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US lawsuit bans Brazilian plywood due to poor quality
A federal court judge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, recently entered a permanent injunction ordering the revocation [...]
June 8, 2022
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India: Current trends in the log import market
About nine bulk shipments of logs are expected in Kandla port in June; five from Uruguay [...]
June 7, 2022
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EU tropical wood import value at highest level for a decade
In the first three months of this year, the value of EU imports of tropical wood [...]
June 7, 2022
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Japan to offer financial aid to companies switching from imported to domestic lumber
Japan's Forestry Agency plans to offer financial aid to companies switching from foreign to domestic [...]
May 24, 2022
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UK’s lumber imports return to pre-Covid levels
A slow-down in house-building and housing repair in the first quarter of 2022 is being reflected in lumber [...]
May 11, 2022
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China: Q1/2022 softwood log imports crash, softwood lumber purchases rise 12.5%
In the first three months of 2022, China imported 4 million m³ of softwood lumber, recording an increase of 12 [...]
April 25, 2022
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Near-term outlook of China’s logs and lumber imports market uncertain
Can Russia quickly expand its lumber exports to China? Same as last year, there are still [...]
April 4, 2022
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US plans to impose 50% tariffs on Russian birch plywood
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would end normal trade relations with Russia. [...]
March 30, 2022
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U.S. softwood lumber imports from European suppliers fall sharply
U.S. softwood lumber imports from offshore suppliers fell sharply in the fourth quarter, extending a second-half fade after [...]
March 29, 2022
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