WTO backs Canada in lumber complaint against U.S. tariffs
On Monday, August 24th, 2020, a three-person panel of the World Trade Organization (WTO) released [...]
September 3, 2020
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Canadian lumber giants’ shares on a booming trend due to record lumber prices
New record high prices for lumber and wood panel products thanks to continuing robust demand from [...]
September 3, 2020
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Europe lumber suppliers benefit from record prices in US
The prices of exported lumber from Europe to the United States has doubled for European suppliers since mid-April. With [...]
August 30, 2020
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German spruce lumber puts pressure on Finnish and Russian exports to China
After February, a large volume of German spruce lumber was reported at the Chinese ports, with imports reaching approximately 340 [...]
August 10, 2020
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Why the US lumber prices have increased by 60%?
US lumber prices made a big comeback in the second quarter, with a nearly 60% jump [...]
July 27, 2020
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Swedish Setra maintains full sawmill production despite pandemic
Swedish sawmiller Setra says COVID-19 is continuing to cause uncertainty but it has succeeded in maintaining full sawmill production [...]
July 21, 2020
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Russia’s logs and lumber exports fall sharply in Jan.-Apr.
During January-April 2020 Russia’s export of lumber exports reached made 5.7 million tons [...]
July 9, 2020
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Belarus boosts lumber exports by 30%, to enter Chinese market
In January-May 2020, lumber export of companies run by the Belarusian Forestry Ministry went up by 30%.   [...]
July 7, 2020
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Finland’s sawmill production is expected to drop to 10.3 million m3 this year
Sawwood production in Finland is expected to decrease from the previous year. At present, Finland’s sawwood exports to China [...]
June 23, 2020
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Global lumber producers more profitable in early 2020
The US South and British Columbia have historically been the lowest-cost lumber-producing regions of [...]
June 19, 2020
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