Industry Prices

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Timber prices in Russia on an upward trend

    In April 2020, the export price of hardwood timber used for sawing and planing in Russia [...]

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 [...]