North America

International wood markets under a volatile period

Over the last six months we have witnessed one of the most volatile periods in forest product markets we've [...]

China’s softwood lumber imports fall sharply, inventories low

China imported approximately 4.13 million m3 of softwood lumber during January-March 2021. This means a reduction with 20 [...]

Setra starts planed timber exports to the US

Setra's first delivery of planed timber went from Varberg, Sweden, to Port Canaveral in Florida and will be distributed [...]

Top 10 Canadian lumber producers in 2020

COVID-19 delivered a year like no other in 2020, and the high demand for lumber is continuing into 2021 [...]

China: Softwood log imports remain strong despite shipping issues and rising prices

Softwood log market in China remained strong throughout the first quarter of 2021 with exporters paying king’s ransom for [...]

US faces extreme shortage of lumber

For a look at just how extreme America’s shortage of lumber has become, consider this: For the first time [...]

Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on top Canadian lumber producers

    COVID-19 delivered a year like no other in 2020, and the high demand for lumber [...]

European softwood lumber exports to US rise by 30%

    A booming demand in the US doubled by insufficient wood availability on the North American continent [...]

Skyrocketing lumber prices threaten the U.S. housing market

    Skyrocketing lumber prices threaten to thwart the momentum of the U.S. housing market, which for [...]

Lumber prices in US could plunge by the end of the year

Lumber futures continue their wild ride, trading limit down after going limit up in the previous session. Futures fell the [...]