Prices of wood falling sharply in Germany in the coronavirus crisis
The price of roundwood in Germany has collapsed sharply and is causing financial hardship for German forest owners. But one [...]
June 23, 2020
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Log prices in Finland expected to fall by 3-4% this year
This year, the decline in the Finnish timber market continues as the forest industry's production shutdowns in the early [...]
June 17, 2020
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Tropical timber trade in West Africa sluggish
It is becoming increasingly difficult to get trade news from West Africa. Communication channels have not been affected by pandemic [...]
June 17, 2020
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Global sawlog prices hardly change in Q1, despite trade interruptions
Global sawlog prices hardly change in Q1 from Q4, despite trade interruptions, uncertainty about short-term [...]
June 17, 2020
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High import prices determine sawmills in China to slow down or stop production
In March import prices in China had picked up despite total log inventory still building to over 8 [...]
June 15, 2020
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Worries over the evolution of China’s log demand in the medium term
There are some concerns about the China log market in the medium term. China’s finance minister Liu Kun said [...]
June 15, 2020
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US lumber prices see surprise win as Americans renovate homes
Lumber futures are heading for their second-straight monthly gain at a time when gloom from [...]
June 11, 2020
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Worldwide demand for African tropical timber decreasing
Millers in West Africa have provided some comments on shipping opportunities and market developments saying they have been told ports [...]
June 8, 2020
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Timber prices in Russia on an upward trend
In April 2020, the export price of hardwood timber used for sawing and planing in Russia [...]
June 8, 2020
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Prices of exported New Zealand logs rise sharply; low Chinese inventories
Exports of logs from New Zealand were worth just $96 million in April 2020, down $211 million from $307 million [...]
June 5, 2020
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