Sawmilling

Södra’s roundwood prices increased again

    Södra raises the prices of industrial roundwood and fuel wood purchased from members, after seven [...]

N. American lumber prices climb 26% in October despite housing market slowdown

     North American lumber prices have rallied 26% so far in October, but further gains may be [...]

Global softwood log trade drops by 20%

    A halt in Russian log exports and reduced wood demand in China contributed to a 20 [...]

The Russian timber industry is in a difficult situation, but not critical

On October 11 and 12, 2022, the 24th St. Petersburg International Forest Industry Forum was held. At the event, several [...]

Timber imports into the UK have slowed but stocks are steady

    Recent years have seen the price of timber shoot up and on the back of the [...]

Austria: Sawlog prices stable in October; demand from sawmills low

    Persistent economic uncertainties, constantly rising costs in all areas and a lack of new orders continue [...]

U.S. lumber prices could rise again

U.S. softwood lumber futures dropped 72.7% from the March 2022 high to the September 2022 low. The six [...]

Germany: Producer price index for softwood and hardwood sawn timber shows mixed developments

    According to the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the German producer price indices for commercial products [...]

Poland: OSB and softwood lumber prices fall sharply

September is the second month in a row in which a drop in the prices of OSB boards and softwood [...]

U.S. sawmills produce more softwood lumber, while Canadian output drops

    U.S. sawmills in July produced 3.105 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber, up [...]