Forestry

North American lumber price seasonality signals possible year-end rally

Plunging North American lumber prices may have sent shares of producers tumbling in recent weeks, but analysts and traders say [...]

Wood prices are rising, but Europe has enough stocks

    Wood prices have risen worldwide in the past year. But is there enough wood in stock [...]

Russia: Winners and losers from the roundwood export ban

    In Russia, from January 1, 2022, a complete ban will be introduced on the export of [...]

Estonia: The price of logs expected to rise further this autumn

      High demand for wood has led to a sharp increase in prices in Estonia [...]

Poland: The Ministry responds to the call of the timber industry for a log export ban

The Polish Ministry of Climate and Environment answered to a call from the timber industry to limit the export of [...]

European sawmills benefitted from higher lumber prices in US

    Facing unprecedented lumber prices at home, US importers have massively purchased lumber from Europe in the [...]

Canadian sawmills stop production due to high lumber prices

Conifex Timber Inc. said it will temporarily slow production at its sawmill in Mackenzie, British Columbia, due to an “unprecedented [...]

Czech softwood log prices on the rise

In the second quarter of 2021, the Czech softwood log prices continued their increase that started in the fourth quarter [...]

US lumber price has fallen below $400

Last Friday, the price of framing lumber fell to $399 per thousand board feet, according to Random Lengths. That marks [...]

Chinese timber demand on the rise in mid-August as construction activity heats up

In early August, China's timber demand has started to pick up. The rainy weather in many regions of the [...]