Forestry

Skyrocketing wood prices in Japan due to Ukraine war

The war in Ukraine has inflated the cost of timber in Japan.    Russia’s retaliatory measures [...]

France: Considerable rise in lumber prices for Q1/2022

    As the below table shows, Q1/2022 prices for various lumber products in France have shown [...]

Strong demand in Finland’s timber market as imports collapse; wood prices will rise

Finland's wood market has begun to pick up in recent weeks. Purchase volumes and prices of wood have risen [...]

New Zealand log export prices at a low level in June

    June is historically the poorest performing month in the New Zealand export log market and this [...]

Global port congestion improves, freight rates will remain high

High freight costs, congestion at terminals, earlier peak seasons and due to strict Covid-19 lockdown measures have had a [...]

Some sawmills in Russia expected to curtail production from July

The decline in export volumes due to EU sanctions against the backdrop of rising transportation tariffs and a stronger ruble [...]

Ponsse to adjust operations: “Russian market too big to replace”

Finnish forest machine manufacturer Ponsse will start personnel negotiations next week.    The negotiations will focus on [...]

Rebound in China’s log imports expected from August

Generally, in June there is a supply and demand imbalance in China as the seasonal demand drops during the Chinese [...]

BC’s forestry sector dealing with challenges amid inflation, interest rate hikes

“It’s been an incredible period of volatility and uncertainty in our world and markets,”    That [...]

Softwood prices reach unprecedented highs in France

  Sawmill owners and loggers in France have never seen this! The prices of fir logs and especially those [...]