Congestion at New Zealand ports causing logging industry frustration
New Zealand forestry contractors are reporting that they are losing money, work, and jobs due to fluctuations in the timber [...]
August 5, 2021
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Estonia: Timber prices at unprecedented levels
Timber prices in Estonia have reached to unprecedented levels. Pine and spruce are particularly affected, as speculators hold on to [...]
August 5, 2021
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North American lumber might rise by 65% by the end of the year
Lumber may have tumbled from its pandemic peak but the stage is set potentially for a [...]
August 5, 2021
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Chinese import of softwood lumber enters a falling trend
The steady increase in softwood lumber import in China continued during the first six months of 2020, but then entered [...]
August 2, 2021
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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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India could replace China as a substitute market for Australian timber
In November 2020, China claimed that harmful organisms were detected in multiple batches of logs imported from Australia. The Australian [...]
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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New Zealand log export prices dropped as China’s seasonal demand falls
The At Wharf Gate (AWG) prices for New Zealand export logs in July decreased an average [...]
July 29, 2021
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