Why now might be the best time to buy lumber in N. America?
After more than doubling in price last year, lumber futures have dropped to their lowest level [...]
August 2, 2021
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Global container freight rates expected to hit new highs
Freight rates are rising in various ways, and shipping companies’ fees are becoming diverse.   [...]
August 2, 2021
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N. American lumber prices surge sharply as Canada wildfires cut sawmills production
Lumber futures rose the most in more than a year on concern that wildfires in western Canada will reduce supply [...]
July 29, 2021
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Fall in US lumber prices could hit European markets soon
The price rally of softwood lumber is receding, experts of the Estonian wood industry believe. However [...]
July 29, 2021
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Large timber importer from China to invest in Belarusian wood processing sector
Kangkai Zhiguan (Heze) Industrial Development, a large Chinese importer of timber, accredited at the Belarusian Universal [...]
July 29, 2021
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European timber industry companies sign petition for log export ban
More than 9000 European wood processing companies have signed the "Stop Log Exports" petition to be submitted to the European [...]
July 26, 2021
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US OSB prices increased by 510% since the beginning of the year
The price of OSB has increased 510% since January 2020, exceeding the peak price increase in lumber by nearly 180 [...]
July 26, 2021
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Chinese H1 log imports grow sharply, while sawn timber purchases crash
According to data released by the China customs, in the first half of 2021, a total of 31.61 million [...]
July 26, 2021
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Canadian lumber giants face crashing lumber prices
North American lumber prices have crashed in a short time span, taking only eight weeks to [...]
July 22, 2021
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N. American lumber prices continue to fall, and are headed to as low as $350 by August
An analyst says the price of lumber will sink to as low as $350 by end of August [...]
July 20, 2021
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