India: Weak log and sawn timber import market
Activity in Gandhidham is slow to recover after the Diwali holidays due to negative sentiment. Log importers and sawmills report [...]
December 16, 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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PEFC extends Russian and Belarusian conflict timber “indefinitely”
The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) has clarified that the validity of the conflict timber clarification has [...]
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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Sweden’s sawmills expected to further reduce capacity in 2023
In its latest Forestry Report for 2022, Handelsbanken looks back on the year and writes what [...]
December 13, 2022
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North American lumber prices expected to rise next year
The weak market conditions that prompted Canfor's announcement this week of production curtailments at its B.C. and Alberta [...]
December 12, 2022
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UK timber demand expected to increase 78% by 2025
The growing gap between the global supply and demand for timber is creating a [...]
December 12, 2022
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Russian timber companies fallen into serious losses; ask for government help
A few days ago, the Russian timber industry, through regional officials, asked the government to take new support measures in [...]
December 12, 2022
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New Zealand’s log export prices continue to fall due to low demand in China
Prices for export logs reduced an average of 6 NZD per JASm3 across ports in New [...]
December 12, 2022
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