Softwood logs prices rise sharply in Latvia
In the 2nd half of 2018, compared to the 1st half of 2018, the average purchase prices of softwood logs [...]
April 9, 2019
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US imports of China’s hardwood plywood fall by 76%
US imports of hardwood plywood increased in volume by 11% in November but are still down [...]
February 27, 2019
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Outlook of the Brexit impact on the European hardwood trade
The 29th March, the date scheduled for the UK’s departure from the EU, is now fast approaching. But there [...]
February 12, 2019
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Hardwood trade in the EU keeps stable, despite reluctant political situation
There are signs that the upturn in the eurozone economy in the last 2 years will be short-lived and [...]
February 8, 2019
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Chinese traders are worried over rising prices of US hardwoods caused by trade war
The trade friction between China and the United States has been on everyone’s mind in 2018, especially Chinese manufacturers [...]
January 21, 2019
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Chinese trade tariffs and Brexit effects on the European hardwood market
Projecting into 2019, importers were concerned at the potential for an increase in market impacts of [...]
January 14, 2019
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Sawn hardwood imports in the EU kept on going up in 2018
Total EU sawn hardwood imports were up 4% for the first nine months of 2018 at 1.62 million cu [...]
January 8, 2019
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European construction sector becomes more interested in hardwood
The UNECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry (COFFI) released their Annual Market Review 2017-2018, together with several [...]
October 30, 2018
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US hardwood exports to China on the rise despite trade war
The exports of American hardwood to South-East Asia and China recorded gains in the first half of 2018 in [...]
October 2, 2018
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Low supply for raw materials affects the European sawn hardwood sector
Production in the sawn hardwood sector has not been showing any significant trends over the last few years. Demand is [...]
September 19, 2018
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