ISC 2021: Softwood lumber production and consumption at record-high increase in Europe
It has been another extraordinary year in the softwood market since the International Softwood Conference (ISC [...]
October 20, 2021
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Congested Chinese ports put pressure on softwood log imports
Log stocks in China have not increased but there is a lot of volume on boats [...]
October 19, 2021
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Sharp drop in New Zealand log export prices in October
With record high prices in the traditionally slow months of June and July now, New Zealand log export prices have [...]
October 19, 2021
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China timber demand sluggish despite start of construction season
It looked like things were stabilising in September with in-market pricing seemingly finding a floor level and some exporters [...]
October 18, 2021
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France is now largest supplier of oak logs to China
China Customs data shows France has been the largest supplier of oak imports since 2014. Previously Russia was the main [...]
October 5, 2021
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Power cuts in China hit factories
Power rationing and forced cuts to factory production in China are widening amid electricity supply issues [...]
October 4, 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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Sweden expands softwood lumber exports to UK, deliveries to China collapse
In the second quarter of 2021, Sweden was able to restore its exports of softwood lumber to almost 2020 levels [...]
September 29, 2021
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Two scenarios for Vietnam’s wood product exports for the remaining months of 2021
In the first two quarters of 2021 exports of wood and wood products from Vietnam increased but due to the [...]
September 29, 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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