US and China to restart tariffs talks; the US will no longer impose new tariffs
On June 29, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with US President Trump in Osaka, Japan. During [...]
July 15, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Wood Construction / Wood Furniture / Woodworking Machinery / China / North America
Closing sawmills in US and falling hardwood prices due to Chinese tariffs
24% of hardwood produced in the United States is exported to China and 22% is exported [...]
June 27, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / China / North America
More than 600 US companies want to urge Trump to end tariffs of Chinese products
Companies across a wide array of industries have almost uniformly opposed the Trump administration's plan [...]
June 26, 2019
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Chinese tariffs hit the US forest supply chain
The US trade and tariff war with China that has been reignited in recent weeks is directly impacting American log [...]
June 19, 2019
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US must take another look at its tariff calculation of China hardwood plywood
The U.S. Department of Commerce must take another look at its tariff calculation of hardwood plywood imported from China [...]
June 18, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / China / North America
List of Chinese wood products affected by the new 25% tariff imposed by the US
As of Friday, the United States have increased tariffs on Chinese imports: from previously 10% to now 25%. Goods with [...]
May 21, 2019
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25% US tariffs on wide range of Chinese wood products entered into effect on May 10
President Donald Trump’s increased tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports took effect as of 12:01 Eastern time [...]
May 20, 2019
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Interfor increases lumber exports to China due to China-US trade war
Interfor Corp. says the company has markedly increased lumber shipments from Canada to China as a result of tariffs imposed [...]
February 14, 2019
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The Chinese economic growth goes below a three-decade low in 2018
As a result of the tariff dispute with the Trump administration, China's economic growth fell to a three-decade [...]
January 28, 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
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Europe
