North America

China: Log demand slows in July

The past six months have brought record New Zealand export log prices to China This has been because of a [...]

N. American lumber prices lose all 2021 gain, with demand dropping after record boom

North American lumber, which at one point was among the world’s best-performing commodities as the pandemic sent construction [...]

Interfor completed acquisition of four US sawmills from Georgia-Pacific

Interfor Corporation has completed the previously announced transaction to acquire four sawmill operations from Georgia-Pacific, located in Bay Springs [...]

North American lumber prices fall for the 9th consecutive week

     Lumber prices notch their ninth consecutive weekly loss after a brief resurgence earlier in the week [...]

BC log costs surge as lumber producers move South

    British Columbia is sharply increasing the cost of trees for lumber producers just as wood-product [...]

Roseburg to invest $200 million sawmill investment

    Roseburg Forest Products announced on Thursday, July 1st, 2021, that it intends to build a new [...]

Wood imports recover in India, despite surge in prices

    As the real estate demand has gradually begun to resume in India, the demand for processed [...]

Lumber prices will continue to be elevated, says Weyerhaeuser’s CEO

     Weyerhaeuser CEO Devin Stockfish said home-improvement projects are a key driver of lumber prices.  [...]

Japanese timber industry in unprecedented crisis due to supply shortages and record prices

Currently, Japan is suffering from the third timber crisis, with unprecedented supply shortages and extremely high prices of timber. The [...]

Prices for China’s imported lumber fall sharply after record highs

This year's crazy import price rise in China came to an end in late May. Throughout June, the Chinese [...]