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India: Current trends in the wood import market

Relatively cheap kiln dried sawn timber from Europe is flooding Mundra port in the range of 180 to 200 EUR. This is dampening the already poor demand for the green sawn timber. A couple of unsold pine log vessels from … Continue reading → The post India: Current trends in the wood import market appeared first on Timber Industry News.

Softwood lumber prices continue to drop in N. America

Lumber prices usually drop around Labour Day (September 05) then keep falling…

Wood pellet capacity continues to expand in N. America

Global wood pellet demand continues to soar, with tight market conditions likely…

Austria: Sawlog prices significantly reduced

The Austrian sawmill industry is currently sufficiently stocked with logs and damaged…

France’s softwood sawmills report significant market slowdown

At the start of September, many sawmill owners in France are asking themselves questions about the evolution of the markets, in particular those specializing in construction timber. In this sector, the negative signals that appeared in June and July have now …

China: Rise in CIF prices for lumber imports

CIF prices for China’s lumber imports from most suppliers rose in the…

Sweden’s sawn timber market expected to be hot this autumn

Wood prices in Sweden are now at or close to peak level,…

China: August review of the softwood log market

China softwood log inventory has remained stable at about 4.6 – 4.7m. Fresh pine logs are sold quickly after arrival in China, but some older stock is not moving. The current demand is in balance with supply and log buyers … Continue reading → The post China: August review of the softwood log market appeared first on Timber Industry News.

Ukraine war creates new opportunities in the EU market for some tropical wood products

Between April and June this year, EU27 import value of tropical wood…

Softwood supply in UK far in excess of demand

UK softwood trading has continued its subdued trend into August with supply far in excess of demand. As always, importers and quay distributors are trying to force landed stock into the merchant sector by dropping prices, but these reductions have …