Global lumber markets benefit from rising prices
Lumber prices have increased worldwide in the second half of 2020 with US prices almost doubling Lumber Markets [...]
January 15, 2021
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U.S. hardwood sector faces multiple issues
The biggest issue the hardwood industry faces is loss in domestic consumption. International hardwood export, Michael Snow, comments on key [...]
January 15, 2021
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N. American lumber pricing surge expected to persist in 2021
An unexpected rebound in wood product prices in December was boosting profits for Canadian forestry companies [...]
January 15, 2021
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Facing Chinese trade ban, Australia looks to India as a new market for its timber
With the embargo imposed by China on the importation of Australian logs still in effect, it is becoming a race [...]
January 15, 2021
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N. America: Wood products pricing volatility likely to persist this year
Pandemic-related supply constraints likely in new year A year marked by high demand, supply constraints [...]
January 13, 2021
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European trade of wood chips up substantially as sawmills ramp up production
Softwood lumber production in Europe has increased steadily increased over the past five years. Consequently, additional [...]
January 13, 2021
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Phytosanitary controls to be extended to UK wood product imports from EU countries
A significant impact of the UK’s exit from the EU single market on 1st January is the requirement for [...]
January 13, 2021
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Australia’s role as a hardwood chip supplier to China and Japan dramatically diminished
Hardwood chip exports from Australia fell 14% from 2018 to 2019, the first y-o-y [...]
January 13, 2021
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The global forest industry rides out of a terrible year
The global forest industry has gone through an unprecedented year caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. These are the key [...]
January 11, 2021
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Finland: Log prices on the rise in November
In November, the prices of softwood logs were 3–5 per cent higher in real terms [...]
January 11, 2021
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