The Swedish sawmill industry anticipates higher lumber prices this spring

After a brutal fall for Swedish sawmills, where lumber prices plummeted sharply while timber prices soared, there is now a clear light at the end of the tunnel. Since mid-December, there have been signals of shortages from the buyer's side, allowing sawmills to cautiously implement ongoing price increases. The price hikes seem to range between 5-10%, but most Swedish sawmill managers are convinced that the increases will continue at a slightly higher pace during the second quarter. In recent years, sawmills' price expectations have swung in an almost manic-depressive manner, highlighting the market's fragility ...