Industry Prices

New Zealand log prices hit by ‘perfect storm’

New Zealand log prices were at near record levels earlier in 2021, but last month sunk to lows not seen [...]

Trends in the Russian wood-based panels market

Good market dynamics exist in the Russian wood-based panels market, with a rise in plant investment projects there.  [...]

China: Rising volumes and CIF prices for log imports

According to China Customs, log imports in the third quarter of 2021 totalled 48.4 million cubic metres valued at [...]

N. American lumber prices are back up 120% since summer

    When the North American lumber bubble popped this summer, economists and commodity traders alike pointed to [...]

Current trends in Central European log prices

    2021 is slowly coming to an end and with it the most blatant price increases in [...]

N. American lumber prices rebound as Canadian floods curb shipments

    North American lumber prices are poised to return to highs last seen in June after heavy [...]

Drax plans to double pellet production to 8 mil. tons

Drax Group plc on Dec. 1 announced plans to double its biomass pellet production to 8 million metric tons per [...]

Lithuanian sawlog prices double in one year

Pine and spruce sawlog prices in Lithuania have doubled yoy in September 2021. Moreover, prices for all assortments are well [...]

UK’s sawn timber supplies could face uncertainty in 2022

The widespread material shortages in the UK are softening but sawn timber could both face issues going into the new [...]

Russia to raise export duties for lumber

Russian government has increased export duties for lumber with a moisture content of more than 22%, and a thickness and [...]