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Brazil, Uruguary wood chip exports rise, Chile shipments decline

Eucalyptus plantations in Latin America are a significant supply source to pulpmills…

China: Softwood log demand and prices low; spruce imports from Europe down sharply

China softwood log inventory remains below the 4m m3 despite China having the…

Price of birch wood rising sharply in Finland

The halt in Russian imports has pushed up the price of birch…

Wood prices expected to continue to rise in Latvia

Currently, there is a shortage of wood and especially pellets in Europe. And…

Softwood log prices continue fall in Germany

The German producer price indices for spruce partially stopped their upward trend…

North American sawmills to cut production in bid to lift lumber prices

A string of sawmill curtailments has buoyed lumber prices amid a flood…

Russian plywood mills continue to reduce capacity utilization

Exports of plywood from Russia without the ability to ship to Europe…

Ireland: Falling timber prices in Q3/2022

Economic uncertainty due to the war in Ukraine and a decline in…

Russia reoriented lumber exports from Europe to China

The transformation of the global economic situation in the world has led…

N. American lumber prices climb 26% in October despite housing market slowdown

North American lumber prices have rallied 26% so far in October, but…