China mills struggling with higher import log prices
The rate of increase in log prices has slowed with some mills in China now struggling with the higher log [...]
May 24, 2021
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US lumber price hike not reflected by rise in timber prices
US timber pricing has been relatively stable through the pandemic. Compared to lumber prices, which have increase dramatically over the [...]
May 24, 2021
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US housing starts drop sharply due to skyrocketing lumber prices
U.S. homebuilding fell more than expected in April, likely pulled down by soaring prices for lumber and [...]
May 24, 2021
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N. American lumber boom not supported by new sawmills
North America’s sawmills can’t keep up with demand, which has sent wood prices on a meteoric rise. Don [...]
May 21, 2021
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N. American lumber prices start to drop
North American umber prices fell for the fifth consecutive day on Friday, May 14. After soaring [...]
May 19, 2021
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Weyerhaeuser invests $157 million sawmill upgrade
Weyerhaeuser will invest $157 million in a multi-year, two-phase project to upgrade equipment and modernize its sawmill in [...]
May 19, 2021
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Recovery of lumber production capacity in N. America is not as easy as imagined
Although the price of lumber rose sharply during this period, Canadian production capacity did not increase [...]
May 18, 2021
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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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US lumber demand drives European lumber prices higher
Facing skyrocketing lumber prices at home, US importers are driving competition for European wood, and winning. [...]
May 17, 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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