Czech Republic: Bark beetle infestation to double this year and again next year
Bark beetle will attack up to 60 million cubic meters of wood this year in the Czech Republic [...]
March 6, 2020
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Germany: Price of pellets on a downward trend
The price of wood pellets fell slightly in February. The average price for a 6 t [...]
March 6, 2020
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Decrease in U.S. softwood lumber production
U.S. sawmills produced 32.612 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first 11 months [...]
March 6, 2020
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Södra announces investments in its Värö CLT plant
Swedish forest owners association Södra has announced that it will make "extensive investments" in its sawmill at Vär [...]
March 6, 2020
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Coronavirus disrupts wood trade in China; global timber industry starts to shake
As the coronavirus is spreading throughout China, there are many fears that the virus could disrupt the wood trade in [...]
March 4, 2020
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China’s tariff cuts on US wood products entered into force
The China Customs Tariff Commission issued a notice on 6 February 2020 stating that China will halve the additional tariffs [...]
March 4, 2020
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Czech prices for softwood timber collapse
After the intermediate high in the first quarter of 2014, the prices of softwood fell sharply. The downward trend continued [...]
March 4, 2020
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Latvian forestry products exports down in 2019
In 2019, Latvia exported EUR 2.588 billion worth of forestry products, which is a decrease of 2.1 percent [...]
March 4, 2020
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Finnish forest industry under threat by oversupply, falling prices and strikes
Finland's forest industry has now become under threat by oversupply caused by the bark beetle [...]
March 4, 2020
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Europe: Volume of beetle and storm wood reaches 120 million m3 in 2019
The volume of damaged wood (both bark beetle and windthrown) in 2019 in Central Europe and [...]
March 4, 2020
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