Severe timber shortage in UK as ‘perfect storm’ brings price hikes and delays
The Covid crisis, Brexit hurdles and surging construction activity have combined to create a ‘huge’ timber [...]
September 6, 2021
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Canada’s lumber producers to move more to US South due to high log prices in BC
British Columbia is sharply increasing the cost of logs for lumber producers just as wood products [...]
September 6, 2021
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EU exports less softwood lumber to Japan but at much higher prices
Exports of European softwood lumber to Japan reached in volume 1,110,802 cubic meters in the first half of [...]
September 6, 2021
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Highest EU tropical wood imports since 2012
EU27 imports of tropical wood and wooden furniture started this year slowly in January and February but surged to US [...]
September 6, 2021
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China: European spruce log inventory still low; prices slightly on the rise
At the moment, China's domestic spruce log inventory is less than 900,000 cubic meters.   [...]
September 3, 2021
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Norway: Sharp rise in softwood log prices
The gradual increase in softwood prices in Norway since the second quarter of 2020 has continued into the second quarter [...]
September 3, 2021
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N. American lumber prices continue to fall
For the 13th consecutive week, North American framing lumber prices are down. On Friday, the cash market price [...]
September 3, 2021
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Germany: Forest owners hardly benefit from the record lumber prices
Corona has caused the demand for wood in Germany to rise sharply - and with it the prices. But German forest [...]
September 3, 2021
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Chinese softwood lumber imports fall sharply, softwood logs purchases growing steadily
In the first seven months, China's softwood lumber imports fell by a third compared to the same period last [...]
September 1, 2021
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Record roundwood prices in Austria
At the end of July, Spruce / fir roundwood (quality B, 2b) in Austria was sold between [...]
September 1, 2021
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