Forestry

France: Lumber prices for Q2/2022

As the below table shows, Q2/2022 prices for various lumber products in France have shown a considerable rise both [...]

Finland: Roundwood prices on the rise in July

    Roundwood prices in Finland continued to rise in July and real prices ended up close to [...]

Conifex reduces operating schedule at Mackenzie, BC sawmill

Conifex Timber Inc. is reducing its operating schedule to a one-shift basis at its Mackenzie, British Columbia sawmill commencing [...]

Sweden: Continued rise in prices for roundwood during the second quarter

    Sweden's roundwood prices both sawlog and pulpwood assortments increased during the second quarter of 2022 [...]

Wood prices in Germany fall significantly

German forest owners have been reporting for a few weeks that the demand for softwood lumber is falling significantly. Many [...]

Södra Wood reduces sawn timber production

Södra expects weaker demand for wood products due to rising inflation and higher interest rates in Europe and the [...]

China: Falling stocks of N. American logs and European spruce logs

Softwood log inventories at the China’s main ocean ports totalled 4.96 million m3 on July 30th, 2022, a [...]

Bulgaria to temporarily ban timber exports to non-EU countries

Bulgaria is ceasing exports of raw timber for three months until November, the agriculture ministry said last week.   [...]
August 23, 2022 Forestry / Sawmilling / ...Europe

China to plant 70 billion trees by 2030

    China's 14th five-year plan envisages that around 33.3 million hectares of land will [...]
August 23, 2022 Latest Trends / Forestry / ...China

Prices for sawn timber in Europe expected to continue falling in Q3 and Q4

The invasion of Russia in Ukraine created both challenges related to the prices of raw materials and energy resources, great [...]