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Increased Demand For Softwood Lumber In The US And Asia Will Change The Global Trade Flows Of Wood In The Coming Decade

Saturday, 17 July 2021, 4:40 pm | Wood Resources International

Softwood lumber has been in high demand in the US and Europe throughout 2021. The limited supply resulted in temporary price surges to record high levels during the spring, followed by substantial declines in early summer. The outlook for lumber ... More >>

Global Trade Of Wood Chips Increased By Almost 50% From 2009 To 2020, Driven By Substantial Demand By Chinese Pulpmills

Friday, 7 May 2021, 8:53 am | Wood Resources International

Global trade of wood chips, which are mainly used by pulpmills, grew from about 21 million tons in 2009 to an all-time high of 35 million tons in 2018. Subsequently, trade declined for two consecutive years to reach just over 30 million tons in 2020. ... More >>

WRI Market Insights, April 2021: A Global Sawlog Market Update

Tuesday, 20 April 2021, 4:54 pm | Wood Resources International

The Global Sawlog Price Index rose 8% in the 4Q/20 as demand for logs was up in North America and Europe Both of the WRI’s sawlog price indices (Global and European) jumped 8% q-o-q in the 4Q/20 as log prices increased worldwide. Demand for logs improved ... More >>

The Global Forest Industry This Quarter

Friday, 5 June 2020, 7:20 am | Wood Resources International

Global Timber Markets There were relatively few price changes for sawlogs throughout the world in the 1Q/20 despite interruptions in trade and uncertainty in short-term lumber demand in many of the key markets. The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) remained ... More >>

Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update

Saturday, 30 March 2019, 1:50 pm | Wood Resources International

China is continuously exploring new sources of softwood logs around the world. Minor log exporters, such as Japan, Poland, Chile and South Africa all expanded their shipments to China in 2018, reports the WRQ. Of the major log supplying countries, only Russia ... More >>

Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update

Saturday, 12 January 2019, 1:42 pm | Wood Resources International

Declining trade of softwood lumber, plummeting lumber prices in the US and slowing wood demand in China were some of the biggest international lumber developments in the 3Q/18, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly More >>

Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update

Thursday, 21 September 2017, 1:32 pm | Wood Resources International

Production cost margins for sawmills in Brazil, Russia and Finland have fallen during the first half of 2017, while they increased to their second highest level in 13 years in the US South in the 2Q/17, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly More >>

Value of logs exported three times exported lumber

Saturday, 15 July 2017, 1:49 pm | Wood Resources International

- a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC The total value of logs exported from New Zealand in the 1Q/17 was almost three times as high as the value of exported lumber, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly More >>

Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update

Thursday, 5 January 2017, 10:59 am | Wood Resources International

Hardwood pulpwood prices in Brazil, Indonesia, Australia and Chile increased during the fall, resulting in a 5.6% jump of the HFPI price index from the 1Q/16 to the 3Q/16, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly More >>

New Zealand log export volumes and prices increase

Friday, 15 July 2016, 12:06 pm | Wood Resources International

New Zealand log export volumes and prices have increased in 2016 because of higher shipments to India and South Korea, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly More >>

Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update

Wednesday, 15 June 2016, 12:26 pm | Wood Resources International

The global wood fiber prices indices continued down in the 1Q/16 with the softwood price index being at its lowest level since 2006, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly More >>

Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update

Tuesday, 10 May 2016, 10:35 am | Wood Resources International

Chinese log imports have trended upward in early 2016 with Australia increasing their market share the most, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly More >>

Trade of softwood lumber was up in the first half 2014

Thursday, 25 September 2014, 2:32 pm | Wood Resources International

Global trade of softwood lumber was up seven percent in the first six months of 2014, with Russia, Germany and Sweden increasing shipments the most, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly More >>

Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update

Thursday, 31 July 2014, 5:11 pm | Wood Resources International

Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update - a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC More >>

NZ is now the world’s largest supplier of softwood logs

Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 1:06 pm | Wood Resources International

New Zealand is now the world’s largest supplier of softwood logs with exports increasing fourfold to almost two billion dollars in five years, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly More >>

Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update

Monday, 1 April 2013, 12:04 pm | Wood Resources International

Sawlog prices in North and Central Europe have trended downward the past two years, while prices in Eastern Europe have increased slightly, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly Sawlog prices in Europe were generally lower in 2012 than in 2011 because ... More >>

Lumber markets improved sharply in the US during 2012

Friday, 22 March 2013, 11:56 am | Wood Resources International

Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update - a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC Lumber markets improved sharply in the US during 2012 and early 2013; production was up eight percent and prices have increased over 60 percent since ... More >>

Exportation from North America to China Fell in 2012

Friday, 15 March 2013, 10:05 am | Wood Resources International

Exportation of logs and lumber from North America to China fell by 17% to 2.1 billion dollars in 2012, but a turn-around in shipments is expected in 2013, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly More >>

North & Latin America: Wood Fiber Costs For Pulp Mills Fell

Friday, 8 March 2013, 10:54 am | Wood Resources International

Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update - a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC Wood fiber costs for pulp mills fell in both North America and Latin America in the 4Q/12 because of weaker pulp markets and an increased supply ... More >>

The Global Timber and Forest Industry This Quarter

Wednesday, 20 February 2013, 10:06 am | Wood Resources International

The Global Forest Industry This Quarter Excerpts from the 4Q 2012 issue of the Wood Resource Quarterly ( www.woodprices.com ) The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) increased by 1.5 percent in the 4Q/12 after having declined for five consecutive quarters. ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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