New Zealand’s export prices of logs drop as market in China complicated
The New Zealand forestry industry is currently experiencing a very difficult start to 2020. Prices for export logs dropped approximately [...]
March 17, 2020
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U.S. wood pellet exports reach almost 7 million tons in 2019
U.S. exported 541,893.4 metric tons of wood pellets in December, bringing total pellet [...]
February 27, 2020
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Coronavirus starts to shake to wood industry
There is industry concern that if the virus were to infect more people in coastal towns [...]
February 17, 2020
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Russian softwood logs exports collapse in 2019
Russian softwood logs exports dropped by 27% in the third quarter of last year; with exports [...]
February 10, 2020
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Sweden: Record batch of softwood lumber sent to the United States
Last month, the ship MS Saga Faith, loaded with lumber in the amount of more than [...]
February 7, 2020
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Brazil becomes the main particleboards supplier to the United States
In 2019 the United States became the main export market for Brazilian particleboard /MDP (PB/MDP).   [...]
February 5, 2020
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Russian wood pellet production continues to grow
Russia’s wood pellet industry will continue to increase production and exports in response to growing demand from European countries [...]
January 23, 2020
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Significant rise in German softwood lumber exports to China and U.S.
A significant surge in softwood lumber exports from Germany to China has been reported during the [...]
January 21, 2020
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Rise in New Zealand prices for exported logs
The CFR sale price for A grade logs in China remained in the mid US$120s range per m3. At [...]
January 21, 2020
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Vietnam suspends some plywood exports to the U.S.
Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade announced it would suspend some plywood exports to the U [...]
January 17, 2020
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