Hardwood lumber exports from U.S. to China go 40% down during Q1/2019
Hardwood lumber exports from U.S. to China fell 39.8% y-o-y to 352.0 thousand m3 in [...]
May 28, 2019
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Norway: Roundwood prices rise sharply during Q1/2019
Following a favourable 2018 for the Norwegian forest industry, when a total of 10.7 million [...]
May 28, 2019
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Lumber prices in the US plunge during May
The US lumber market took a step back after showing signs in prior weeks that it might break out of [...]
May 28, 2019
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West Fraser curtails production at two sawmills in BC
West Fraser announced temporary production curtailments for a duration of approximately two weeks at two British Columbia sawmills: Chasm and [...]
May 27, 2019
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Chinese forestry company to build several mills in Russia
China Forestry Group Corporation (CFGC) will build mills in the Russian Far East to supply wood [...]
May 27, 2019
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EU tropical timber imports on the rise
Total value of tropical wood imports into the EU increased slightly in 2018, although at a slower rate than imports [...]
May 27, 2019
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Brazil: Massive exports of eucalyptus logs to China
Brazil is Latin America’s biggest economy, and one of its top exports is wood. But with rising concerns over [...]
May 23, 2019
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New Zealand’s logs expected to enter in the Chinese market in large volumes in the next years
The radiata pine plantations planted in New Zealand in the mid-to-late 1980s have now [...]
May 23, 2019
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Germany shifts away from imports of tropical wood
Insights into the reasons for Germany’s shift away imports of tropical wood, particularly direct imports, were provided by the [...]
May 23, 2019
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China imposes tariffs of up to 25% on US products; see list of wood products affected
China said it will impose higher tariffs on a range of US goods, striking back in its trade war with [...]
May 22, 2019
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