Market Analysis

N. American wood pellet exports at record high in 2021

  North American wood pellet exports hit a record high in 2021, boosted by demand from Asia and the [...]

Recent auctions in Germany bring record prices both for hardwood and softwood timber

    Some recent auctions organized in Germany's forests reveal record prices both for softwood logs as [...]

Sharp rise in CIF prices for China’s softwood log imports

According to China Customs, log imports in 2021 totalled 63.58 million cubic metres valued at US$11.594 billion [...]

Softwood lumber production in US up slightly in Jan.-Nov. 2021

    Recovering somewhat from multiple supply disruptions, for January to November 2021 softwood lumber production volumes across [...]

Some log prices in Austria increased sharply in February 2022

    The storm at the beginning of February caused slight regional damage in Austrian forests. Overall, however [...]

Australia’s softwood log exports: Indian market not yet able to fill the Chinese void

November 2021 was the thirteenth consecutive month to record declines in Australia’s annual softwood log exports, with the annual [...]

Vietnam’s wood product exports are expected to grow in 2022

    Vietnamese wood and furniture products are expected to grow in 2022 due to the purchasing demand [...]

Record financial result for Södra in 2021

Södra posted a record result of SEK 5,316 million for 2021 due to favourable market prices and stable [...]

Estonian timber industry is increasingly dependent on imports

      In the last few years, imports of raw materials for the Estonian wood industry [...]

New legislation in Sweden makes logging impossible for large parts of the year

New rulings, from the land and environmental courts and the European Court of Justice, have created what is called a [...]