Busy weeks in North America’s wood products industry: Closures, acquisitions and new investments

Few recent periods capture the changing direction of North America’s forest products…

Madison’s North America Heating Wood Pellet Market Update: June 2026

By Earl Heath, Madison’s Pellet Report Editor Major Federal Funding Announced for Canadian Bioenergy Sector Natural Resources Canada announced in early June that nearly CAD$130 million will be awarded to 56 projects, with a focus on wood pellets, bioenergy, and biocarbon initiatives. The funding is part of a broader strategy to transform the country’s forest […] The post Madison’s North America Heating Wood Pellet Market Update: June 2026 first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

Energy, not demand, is becoming the timber industry’s biggest pricing variable

For nearly two years, discussions across the global timber industry have centred…

Russian timber continues to reach the Czech market through Chinese supply chains

Nearly four years after the European Union prohibited imports of Russian timber,…

The tide may finally be turning for New Zealand’s log market

The New Zealand log market is entering the second half of 2026…

High timber prices benefit forest owners, but Norway’s sawmills face a very different reality

Norway’s forestry sector enjoyed one of its strongest years on record in…

Customers Hunt for Value as Lumber Prices Increase Somewhat

Contrary to the usual seasonal trend historically, late-June construction framing softwood lumber prices rose somewhat this year. Traditionally by this time most customers had ordered, and indeed received, the wood they needed for summer building projects. As prices have generally started softening, the trend lines tend to drop starting in June. This, of course, is […] The post Customers Hunt for Value as Lumber Prices Increase Somewhat first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

Cross-Border Trade in Resource Industries: Structuring for Risk and Compliance

Cross-Border Trade in Resource Industries: Structuring for Risk and ComplianceAmanda E. Clark…

Explainer: Getting to Know the USDA’s Feedstock CI Calculator

Explainer: Getting to Know the USDA’s Feedstock CI Calculator ResourceWise pbiofueThe USDA…

GWMI Interview: HASSLACHER group’s Raffaele Parlato on timber demand, prices and mass timber

Global Wood Markets Info spoke with Raffaele Parlato, Vice President Sales Division…