Softwood log exports from Russia to China declined in 2017, while hardwood shipments were up 23%
In 2017, China reduced the Russian roundwood imports by 0.8% and increased the purchases of hardwood by 23%. [...]
March 13, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Europe / Russia
Prices for logs in the US went up due to a confluence of factors
Prices for logs on the US West Coast have increased due to the natural disasters, housing construction, Asian competition and [...]
March 6, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / North America
Roundwood trade in Finland reported great success for 2017; log prices went up
Roundwood trade from Finnish Forests registered a great success, due to the purchases of the forest [...]
March 6, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Europe
Central/West Africa: Higher prices for logs
Reports from Cameroon say that buyers for the Chinese market are not accepting the new and higher asking prices for [...]
March 5, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Africa
Overview of tropical species availability on the EU market
Looking at individual species and products, importers in several EU countries, report particularly good demand for sapele in 2017, with [...]
February 28, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Europe
Japan’s lumber imports from Europe and North America forecast to drop
The Japanese Forestry Agency recently held a meeting for wood products demand projection for the first half of 2018. [...]
February 13, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East / Europe / North America
Logs buyers in China buy directly from exporters avoiding US sawmills
Logs buyers in China have been getting used to purchase the logs directly from exporters, avoiding sawmills in the US [...]
February 13, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / North America
Cameroonian government increases log export duties
A considerable surge in log prices has been recently noticed in Central/West Africa. This is the result of producers [...]
February 12, 2018
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Africa
Weaker logs demand in the EU keeps low prices in Central and West Africa
Central and West African producers are expressing confidence that the current price stability and steady order volumes for African species [...]
February 8, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Africa / Europe
Ukraine penalized by the European Commission over roundwood export ban
The refusal of the European Commission to transfer to Kyiv a third tranche, under the assistance program, for EUR 600 [...]
December 12, 2017
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe
