Austria: Softwood log price overview in December 2022
The global economic downturn has now also reached Austria. Exports and the added value of the domestic industry shrank. Due [...]
December 26, 2022
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Swedish sawmills are unexpectedly strong due to high US demand
One of the explanations for the unexpected strength in a currently declining wood products economy is how much wood products [...]
December 26, 2022
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Global container freight rates falling sharply
For more than two years the only way for container shipping prices was up. That trend is now reversing as [...]
December 16, 2022
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High wood prices multiplied the profit of the Czech forest state company
The Czech state company Lesy České republiky (LČR) in the first three quarters of the year multiplied its gross [...]
December 16, 2022
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Lumber futures rise on more Canadian sawmill curtailments
US lumber futures rose by the most allowed by exchange rules following Canfor's announcement that it would further curtail [...]
December 13, 2022
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US lumber prices haven’t been this low since lockdown
Lumber prices hit their lowest level since June 2020 on Monday as the housing market continues to slow [...]
December 8, 2022
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Germany: Wood prices defy the construction crisis
Softwood lumber prices in Germany are holding up. Hardwood prices are rising. Energy wood is still [...]
December 1, 2022
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Mixed developments in China-EU wood products trade
According to China Customs in the first nine months of 2022 China’s log imports fell 32% to 33 million [...]
November 20, 2022
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Austria: Sawlog prices stable in November 2022
The Austrian sawmill industry is sufficiently stocked with softwood logs corresponding to the current demand, but [...]
November 17, 2022
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Sweden: Sawlog prices continue to rise in Q3/2022
During the third quarter of 2022, delivery timber prices for both sawlogs and pulpwood in Sweden increased in comparison with [...]
November 17, 2022
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