Forestry

Supply bottlenecks could stall good sales in European timber markets, says trade association

On the occasion of the last board meeting of the European Timber Trade Association (ETTF) on April 29th, 2021, the [...]

US homebuilders pressure Biden Administration solve the lumber prices crisis

    US homebuilders are upping pressure on the Biden Administration to rein in lumber prices, which remain [...]

German forest owners called to strike due to high lumber and low log prices

In Germany, the high lumber prices stir up strong emotions, because at the same time as lumber traders make big [...]

Sweden: Rise in sawlog prices after two years of falling

For the first time in two years delivery prices for both sawlog and pulpwood have increased in Sweden, in comparison [...]

Canada’s sawmills can’t keep production pace with lumber demand

Lumber demand in North America is so strong that Resolute Forest Products Inc.’s order book exceeds its inventory, according [...]

UK timber trade faces difficulties after Brexit

    A recent survey showed that after Brexit, difficulties in logistics, hindered timber trade with Northern Ireland [...]

Canfor reports record profits

    Canfor Corp. had record quarterly profits in the first quarter of 2021, thanks to record high [...]

US lumber prices could spiral out of control in the upcoming period

Last week the price per thousand board feet of lumber soared to an all-time high of $1,188.  Since [...]

Market dynamics are causing unrest in the German sawmill industry

    In the past few weeks, industry and media reports about warned about a lack of lumber [...]

Indian log and sawn timber import market hit hard by latest Covid-19 wave

The log market in Kandla was improving, and logs were in short supply in Tuticorin before the latest wave of [...]