Dockers’ strike affects lumber exports, as ports shut down in Sweden
Lumber exporters in Sweden were hit by a strike of over 1,000 dockers across eight ports in the country [...]
February 5, 2019
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Swedish and Finnish softwood lumber exports to China fall sharply in 2018
After years of steady growth, the European softwood lumber exports to China had a bad year [...]
January 30, 2019
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The Chinese economic growth goes below a three-decade low in 2018
As a result of the tariff dispute with the Trump administration, China's economic growth fell to a three-decade [...]
January 28, 2019
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Sluggish Chinese economy affects global lumber market
As a result of the Chinese economy going down and the trade disputes the country has with the U.S [...]
January 23, 2019
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Forestry products exports from Latvia soared in 2018
In the first 11 months of the year, Latvia exported EUR 2.414 billion worth of forestry products, up 15 [...]
January 22, 2019
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British Columbia lumber market sees great improvement in exports to China
British Columbia lumber producers are getting ready for a rough 2019, considering the concerns over Canada-China trade, the US [...]
January 14, 2019
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Increased lumber exports from Brazil boost domestic sawlog prices
Sawlog prices have increased in the local currency in Brazil in 2018 thanks to higher demand [...]
January 10, 2019
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Record-high values for Vietnamese wood products exports during 2018
Vietnam’s wood and wood products exports reached a record high in the first 11 months [...]
December 20, 2018
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Russian lumber exports on the rise; log exports volumes descend
In January-October 2018, Russia increased its lumber exports, both in value and in volume terms, indicate the statistics published [...]
December 17, 2018
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Belarus exports of lumber keep on growing in the 3Q/2018
In the third quarter of this year, Belarusian exporters sold 859,000 m³ of lumber worth US $ 93.7 million [...]
December 12, 2018
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