France now dominates China’s oak log imports
Because of firm demand for oak flooring and furniture oak imports have been increasing and exceeded 1 million cubic metres [...]
August 22, 2022
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Dramatic decline in China’s softwood log imports in H1/2022
China’s log imports in the first half of 2022 totaled 22.38 million cubic meters valued at US$4 [...]
August 17, 2022
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Russian birch plywood enters the European market through China
Several birch plywood importers from the UK have reported an increase of offers from the far east in recent weeks [...]
August 16, 2022
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Log demand in China remains weak at the moment
China softwood log inventory has remained stable at about 5.0M. Daily port log offtake has dropped to around 60 [...]
August 2, 2022
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New Zealand log export prices to China fall more than 20% in June
A weaker timber market in China, rising transport costs and exchange rate impacts have contributed to a drop of more [...]
July 7, 2022
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Rebound in China’s log imports expected from August
Generally, in June there is a supply and demand imbalance in China as the seasonal demand drops during the Chinese [...]
June 10, 2022
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China’s demand for logs depends on lockdown easing; but hopes are high from August
China softwood log inventory has risen steadily to 5.6m. Considering significant parts of China have been in lockdown, log [...]
June 7, 2022
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China’s log imports fall sharply through April
In April 2022, the import volume of logs in China was 3.84 million m³, a year-on-year decrease [...]
May 30, 2022
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Current softwood log inventories at Chinese ports
Softwood log inventories at the China’s main ocean ports totaled 5.7 million m3 on [...]
May 24, 2022
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New Zealand: Log export market update in May 2022
Although the May at wharf gate (AWG) New Zealand log export prices are very similar to those offered in April [...]
May 24, 2022
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