China: Imbalance between strong demand, poor supply favors New Zealand log exporters
While most industry insiders were expecting flat or slightly export prices for May, New Zealand log export prices rose at [...]
May 18, 2021
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China will have a supply gap of almost 9 million m3 of logs by 2022
Even if China increases imports from Europe and New Zealand, there will be a gap of of 8.66 million [...]
May 13, 2021
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Global trade of wood chips drops sharply in 2020
Global trade of wood chips, which are mainly used by pulpmills, grew from about 21 million tons in 2009 to [...]
May 12, 2021
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Chinese log imports and prices rising high in Q1/2021
China's log import volume in the first quarter of this year was 14.95 million [...]
May 12, 2021
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Global timber crisis is expected to continue for a long time
The global shortage of timber is getting worse. Due to the superposition of various factors such [...]
May 11, 2021
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Prices for imported European spruce logs in China at record highs
For the Chinese timber import market, 2021 can be described as a crazy year. The prices of most wood species [...]
May 11, 2021
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New Zealand: Prices of logs exported to China at record levels
The CFR prices for New Zealand radiata pine logs in China increased approximately 20 USD over the last month. The [...]
May 4, 2021
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International wood markets under a volatile period
Over the last six months we have witnessed one of the most volatile periods in forest product markets we've [...]
May 3, 2021
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China’s softwood lumber imports fall sharply, inventories low
China imported approximately 4.13 million m3 of softwood lumber during January-March 2021. This means a reduction with 20 [...]
May 3, 2021
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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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