Industry Prices

US sawmills see profits move to the highest levels in at least 15 years

Record high lumber prices in the US, stable income for residual chips, and slightly lower costs for sawlogs moved 2Q [...]

New Zealand log exporters optimistic as demand in China is strong

Domestic demand for logs and sawn timber in New Zealand remains strong with many mills operating extra shifts to increase [...]

Rising demand for logs and lumber in China due strong construction season

Sawmills report increased sale prices for lumber in Asian markets. These increases were agreed relatively quickly by the buyers which [...]

BC forest companies to take full advantage of record lumber prices

A record demand and reduced supplies have pushed the price of 2x4s to historic highs but the B.C. forest [...]

Roundwood price evolutions in Finland

    The average price for pine logs in Finland was EUR 53.8 per cubic metre, and [...]

Covid-19 recovery brings rising sawlog prices in Russia

    Sawlog prices in Russia have increased slightly in June 2020, indicating a recovery from the coronavirus [...]

COVID-19 impact on wood consumption in US

The forest products industry in the US has been making headlines since the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 1Q2020. The [...]

American red oak progresses in the European market

American hardwoods faced a very challenging market conditions that have emerged in the last 18 months.     [...]

COVID-19 disrupts growth in the European hardwood industry

    At the start of the year, before the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic were felt [...]

Slowdown in US housing market probable, if lumber prices don’t fall

Homebuilder sentiment is at an all-time high, as city-dwellers seek out suburban homes during the coronavirus pandemic. But [...]