Market Analysis

Latvian sawmills reduce production; sawlog prices fall in October

    As a result of overproduction, Latvian timber prices have fallen slightly, perhaps temporarily. Average pulpwood prices [...]

China: Considerable rise in European spruce log inventories

Softwood log inventories at China’s main ocean ports totaled 3.72 million m3 on October 29th, 2022, a slight [...]

Emerging hardwood market challenges and opportunities in Europe

    The sawn hardwood trade in Europe experienced a period of unprecedented demand and good margins in [...]

Mixed developments in China-EU wood products trade

According to China Customs in the first nine months of 2022 China’s log imports fell 32% to 33 million [...]

Pellet prices in Germany fall drastically

Pellet prices fell in Germany to €555/t in the second week of November. This means that wood pellets now [...]

Wood industry at COP 27: Combining climate protection and business

    At the COP 27 UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Austria's timber [...]

Austria: Sawlog prices stable in November 2022

    The Austrian sawmill industry is sufficiently stocked with softwood logs corresponding to the current demand, but [...]

Pallets and packaging prices to remain high due to supply chain cost pressures

While raw material prices have dropped, other high inputs will keep the cost of pallets and packaging high, Fefpeb has [...]
November 17, 2022 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Europe

Central Africa: Log export ban postponed indefinitely

    In Central Africa, the ban on the export of logs will no longer take effect from [...]

Sweden: Sawlog prices continue to rise in Q3/2022

During the third quarter of 2022, delivery timber prices for both sawlogs and pulpwood in Sweden increased in comparison with [...]