Market Analysis

N. America: Is the rollercoaster ride for lumber prices over?

    The first half of 2021 was characterised by strong rallies across much of the commodities complex [...]

Ukrainian roundwood may be allowed by the end of 2021

The adoption of a Ukraine law that would permit the export of roundwood and green lumber is anticipated to have [...]

Latvia’s timber industry concerned about trade with Belarus

    Latvian timber industry has recently raised alarm that the Latvian banks are being overly cautious regarding [...]

High price of imported European spruce logs in China

The recent surge in spruce log prices coming from Europe has severely affected the enthusiasm of Chinese dealers to purchase [...]

Global timber supply chains could be hit hard by the Delta variant

Vietnam’s exports of timber and its wood products are facing a crisis since the Delta variant outbreak hit in [...]

Current trends in China imports and prices of softwood lumber

China's imports of softwood lumber from Russia from January to July decreased by 19% year-on-year, a fall [...]

Lumber prices have fallen in US; does Europe follows the same trend?

Lumber prices in the U.S. are plummeting and nearing pre-COVID figures while pulling global prices down with them [...]

No reason to expect that skyrocketing timber prices in Latvia will return to pre-pandemic levels

    In the Latvian timber industry, the sharp rise in prices was caused by an unpredictably high [...]

50% of Vietnamese timber processing companies face the risk of bankruptcy

Over 50% of timber processing enterprises Vietnam's South have to stop operation, facing the risk of bankruptcy. The other [...]

Supply situation in the German wood market is easing; prices expected to rise

    The situation on the German timber market has eased. The supply crisis in the spring and [...]