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Estonia: The price of logs expected to rise further this autumn

      High demand for wood has led to a sharp increase in prices in Estonia [...]

Poland: The Ministry responds to the call of the timber industry for a log export ban

The Polish Ministry of Climate and Environment answered to a call from the timber industry to limit the export of [...]

European sawmills benefitted from higher lumber prices in US

    Facing unprecedented lumber prices at home, US importers have massively purchased lumber from Europe in the [...]

Canadian sawmills stop production due to high lumber prices

Conifex Timber Inc. said it will temporarily slow production at its sawmill in Mackenzie, British Columbia, due to an “unprecedented [...]

Europe’s largest wood pellet producer acquired by US investment fund

Apollo Global Management, Inc. announced that funds managed by its affiliates have agreed to acquire a majority stake in AS [...]

Czech softwood log prices on the rise

In the second quarter of 2021, the Czech softwood log prices continued their increase that started in the fourth quarter [...]

US lumber price has fallen below $400

Last Friday, the price of framing lumber fell to $399 per thousand board feet, according to Random Lengths. That marks [...]

Chinese timber demand on the rise in mid-August as construction activity heats up

In early August, China's timber demand has started to pick up. The rainy weather in many regions of the [...]

Will the Delta variant able to disrupt US lumber supply again?

Pandemic-related labor shortages had a substantial impact on sawmill output and productivity and ultimately contributed to record wood products [...]

Canada’s lumber giants to lose huge profit gains as demand recedes

  North American lumber producers are expected to see a dip in current-quarter profit after lumber demand for [...]