Lumber shortages in Australia threaten construction industry
After timber shortages devastated the North American construction industry, Australia is predicted to soon follow.  [...]
October 11, 2021
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Record high US lumber prices shifted global lumber trade flows in H1/2021
US lumber prices reached unprecedented highs in the 2Q/21. For example, the costs for 2x4 [...]
September 30, 2021
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Q3/2021 trends in the global forest industry
Softwood sawlog prices have gone up in worldwide in the past year. By far, the most [...]
September 28, 2021
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Collapse of China’s real estate giant Evergrande could spread to global markets
Global investors have been paying more and more attention to Evergrande, the sprawling Chinese real estate business on the brink [...]
September 28, 2021
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New Zealand log prices in September flat as shipping problems ease
The September AWG prices for New Zealand export logs remained relatively unchanged from August prices. Pricing [...]
September 27, 2021
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China: Port congestions impact log supply
Log stocks in China have not increased but there is a lot of volume on boats queuing at Chinese ports [...]
September 23, 2021
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Global timber supply chains could be hit hard by the Delta variant
Vietnam’s exports of timber and its wood products are facing a crisis since the Delta variant outbreak hit in [...]
September 16, 2021
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Current trends in China imports and prices of softwood lumber
China's imports of softwood lumber from Russia from January to July decreased by 19% year-on-year, a fall [...]
September 16, 2021
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Global shipping bottlenecks set to prolong supply chain turmoil
Tenfold jump in costs since start of pandemic squeezes importers and exporters The closure of a [...]
September 14, 2021
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Demand for softwood logs demand in China expected to increase in September
Softwood log inventory in China has not risen in the last month and sits around 5 [...]
September 9, 2021
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