Industry Prices

Germany: Sharp fall in wood pellet prices

In October, the prices for wood pellets in Germany fell by more than 100 euros per ton. And there is [...]

European sawn softwood production and demand expected to cool down in H2/2022

    Sawn softwood production in EOS (European Organization of the Sawmill Industry) countries has been growing for [...]

India: Logs and sawn timber import demand slows

Economic activity started slowing in India in the middle of October as preparations commenced for Diwali (Festival of Lights) on [...]

Central European roundwood markets are at a turning point

    Forests in much of Central Europe have recently suffered extensive damage from a bark beetle outbreak [...]

B.C. lumber giants still report good profits in Q3/2022, but outlook negative

    Inflation and its cure, rising interest rates, are beginning to hit the bottom lines of two [...]

China: Softwood log demand and prices low; spruce imports from Europe down sharply

China softwood log inventory remains below the 4m m3 despite China having the Golden Week holiday at the start of [...]

Price of birch wood rising sharply in Finland

    The halt in Russian imports has pushed up the price of birch wood in Finland, which [...]

Wood prices expected to continue to rise in Latvia

Currently, there is a shortage of wood and especially pellets in Europe. And at least not yet, it is not [...]

Softwood log prices continue fall in Germany

The German producer price indices for spruce partially stopped their upward trend in August 2022. On average the index for [...]

N. American sawmills to cut production in bid to lift lumber prices

    A string of sawmill curtailments has buoyed lumber prices amid a flood of dismal housing data [...]