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Latvia timber prices: spruce gains, pine stable, birch under pressure

Latvia’s roundwood market showed a divided price trend in the first five…

Latvia’s plywood exports on the rise in Q1/2026

Latvia’s plywood exports increased by 5% year-on-year in the first quarter of…

Latvia’s sawmills warn high log prices are undermining international competitiveness

Latvia’s wood-processing sector has weathered many market cycles over the past two…

Corruption probe shakes Latvia’s forestry sector over timber pricing scheme

Raivis Kronbergs has resigned as director of Latvia’s State Chancellery, just four…

Latvia’s timber industry tries to look beyond the slowdown

At the reopening of the renovated Verems plywood factory (in the photo…

Limited logs, weak export demand: Latvia’s timber sector loses pace

Latvia’s timber sector is showing signs of stagnation, with companies reporting slower…

Latvia opens 2026 with defensive pricing as softwood lumber market searches for direction

Softwood lumber prices in Latvia entered 2026 under a cautious market tone,…

Latvia’s timber industry in 2026: stability under pressure

Latvia’s timber industry enters 2026 no longer in crisis, but far from…

IKEA gains full control of Latvian forestry company after competition approval

Sweden’s IKEA Forestry Investment AB has received approval from Latvia’s Competition Council…

Latvia’s softwood market holds firm as exports climb despite higher log prices

Latvia’s softwood market in 2025 is shaped by stable softwood lumber prices,…