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New Zealand forestry sector not likely to return to normal for six months due to coronavirus crisis

   New Zealand’s forestry industry continues to be impacted by coronavirus related disruption. Timber Industry News'industry contacts [...]

Chinese trade alive after coronavirus crisis

   China made significant progress in kick starting its imports and exports in the last week/days. Data from [...]

U.S. softwood lumber production rising in 2019; Canadian output down sharply

U.S. sawmills in 2019 produced 35.319 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in 2019, up 1.2 [...]

Forecast: India set to become a major importer of wood products in this decade

     Demand from housing, furniture, hospitality and handicraft remains strong, making India a potential market for imported [...]

Consequences of coronavirus for the Chinese timber industry

     Since mid-January, continued measures taken by China to control the spread of coronavirus have slowed [...]

Finland: Roundwood price analysis in 2019

   In 2019, the average price paid for pine logs purchased from Finnish non-industrial private forests in standing [...]

EU wood imports continue to recover in 2019

    Recovery in EU wood imports continues in 2019 The total value of EU28 imports of wood [...]

New Zealand’s export prices of logs drop as market in China complicated

The New Zealand forestry industry is currently experiencing a very difficult start to 2020. Prices for export logs dropped approximately [...]