Sky-high lumber prices are back in N. America
Builders are buying lumber while floods in British Columbia limited supplies. Cash prices are also very high. Pricing [...]
December 22, 2021
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Current trends in the global forest industry
Record-high lumber prices in North America and Europe have moved both sawlog demand and values [...]
December 22, 2021
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Will lumber prices rise in 2022?
No matter which way you look at it, 2021 was hardly a typical year. Between supply chain shortages, inflation, the [...]
December 21, 2021
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China: Sharp rise in CIF prices for lumber imports
According to China Customs in the third quarter of 2021 lumber imports totalled 21.91 million cubic metres valued at [...]
December 21, 2021
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Recent lumber price surge could fuel more Canadian acquisitions in US next year
Unprecedented transportation disruptions caused by floods in British Columbia have sent lumber prices soaring, boosting revenues [...]
December 20, 2021
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Chinese demand for softwood logs very low due to market uncertainty
The current enthusiasm of Chinese domestic timber businessmen to stock up at the end of the [...]
December 20, 2021
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B.C. forestry sector hit hard by fallout from November floods
Inability to move products forcing mills in the province to suspend operations. Even before a series [...]
December 20, 2021
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US lumber prices spike above $1,000
Lumber prices jumped 5% to more than $1,000 for the first time since mid-June on Thursday [...]
December 15, 2021
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Prices for logs in US South among the lowest in the world
The forest industry in the US South has attracted increased interest and investment over the past few years. This relatively [...]
December 15, 2021
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West Fraser completes OSB mill acquisition from Georgia Pacific
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. has completed the acquisition of Georgia Pacific’s oriented strand board [...]
December 10, 2021
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