Global sawlog prices have increased during Q4/2017
The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) increased to US$76.34/m3 in the 4Q/17, up 1.0 percent [...]
March 15, 2018
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Lumber production in the US surged in 2017
U.S. sawmills increased softwood lumber production by 4.2% in 2017 to a full-year total of 33.888 [...]
March 15, 2018
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Lumber prices in the US on descending path
The record run in framing lumber prices in the US stopped last week, as the cracks in prices widened across [...]
March 14, 2018
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Lumber prices in the US reach record level
Trading in framing lumber in the US markets slowed down during last week, as did upward momentum in prices. Even [...]
March 7, 2018
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Weak EU imports of tropical sawn wood, why?
European timber businesses suggest a range of factors that may explain the apparent dichotomy between good underlying demand for hardwoods [...]
February 21, 2018
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Lumber prices in the US near the all-time high record
Framing lumber prices in the US picked up after a midweek drop, while many key prices continued for forge higher [...]
February 21, 2018
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Lumber prices in France for Q4/2017
FRANCE LUMBER PRICES for the 4th quarter 2017   [...]
February 21, 2018
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Slowdown in China’s economy might affect Finnish lumber exporters
Concerns about the future development of the Chinese economy will again become headlines in Finland by the end of 2018 [...]
February 16, 2018
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US lumber prices increase, even if consumption lowers
Prices for framing lumber in the US continued to rise in all species during last week. Yet, trading cooled down [...]
February 15, 2018
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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
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