Global lumber-exporting countries increased their shipments in early 2019
The uptick in demand for lumber continued in early 2019, with most of the major lumber [...]
July 1, 2019
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Global sawlog prices on a downward trend in Q1/2019
The global flow of softwood logs from countries with a surplus of wood raw material to regions with tight, or [...]
June 18, 2019
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Wood pellets global trade raises by 21%, with US, Canada, Vietnam as major suppliers
Global trade of wood pellets jumped more than 21% year-over-year in 2018 when a new record of 22 [...]
May 8, 2019
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Sluggish markets in US, China, UK and Japan generate low global lumber trade
In 2018, global trade of lumber fell for the first time in five years, with total trade down 7% year [...]
April 2, 2019
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Worldwide lumber trade starts to drop
In 2018, global trade of lumber fell for the first time in five years, with total [...]
March 18, 2019
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Global sawlog prices keep on rising in 2018
In early 2018, the Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) reached $80.73/m3, its highest level since 2014. Sawlog prices [...]
March 15, 2019
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Global demand for fibreboard expected to grow in the next 10 years
The progress experienced in the setup of urban infrastructures has significantly promoted the demand for fibreboard. This trend is not [...]
March 11, 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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Forecasts for 2019’s wood pellets market
From a North American producer’s perspective, 2018 was one of the best years in quite [...]
January 14, 2019
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Outlook of the global lumber markets in 2019
After surviving a global slowdown in 2015, world lumber markets became favourable as a general trend of rising prices took [...]
January 10, 2019
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