Russian customs stops timber export attempt to US, Germany
Customs officers in the Russian Nakhodka prevented two cases of now illegal export of Russian timber under previously signed contracts [...]
April 4, 2022
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Canfor reduces operating schedules for Western Canadian sawmills
Canfor Corporation will implement reduced operating schedules at its Western Canadian sawmills effective April 4, 2022 due to the cumulative [...]
April 4, 2022
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Global log supply to China constrained; prices rising steadily
The price for logs in China has risen steadily through Quarter 1 with the price for A-grade logs now [...]
April 1, 2022
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Sanctions against Russian exports to permanently alter the global trade of forest products
Lumber trade flows changed almost instantly when Russia invaded Ukraine in late February. Trade sanctions and restrictions in financial transactions [...]
March 30, 2022
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N. American lumber rally cools; futures tumble below 1,000$
North American lumber headed for its biggest weekly loss since July as transportation snarls that sparked a rally start to [...]
March 30, 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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N. American lumber prices fall 22% in March as housing market cools
North American lumber prices have fallen 22% from their early March peak as the housing market [...]
March 29, 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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Western Forest Products to curtail sawmill due to lack of logs
Western Forest Products (WFP) announced that starting last week, their Chemainus Sawmill is once again undergoing [...]
March 28, 2022
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Germany: Sawmill industry calls for boost in local wood sourcing due to war in Ukraine
Germany faces major challenges in the coming months and years. Against the background of the war waged by Russia against [...]
March 24, 2022
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