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Raising timber harvests: Why Trump’s plan may fall short of expectations?

The Trump administration’s drive to harvest more timber from national forests will…

Lumber escapes new tariffs; prices fall due to housing market concerns

Canadian lumber has been left out of Trump’s tariff blitz, despite the…

Trump’s tariffs to hit major economies, with a 10% baseline and EU at 20%, China at 54%

Donald Trump announced a sweeping new set of reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday,…

Three big unknowns ahead of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs

Donald Trump says tariffs are coming. That message from the US president…

U.S. lumber prices surge to highest levels since pandemic

U.S. lumber prices have climbed to their highest levels in more than…

Netherlands’ largest wood pellet power plant project canceled

Vattenfall, the Netherlands’ third-largest energy producer, has announced the cancellation of its…

Europe’s timber market sees gradual price increases in early 2025

Timber prices in Europe have increased sharply in early 2025, driven by…

What could the reconstruction of Ukraine mean for the timber industry?

Three forest industry experts from Finland predict the possible situation in Ukraine…

Low profitability for Swedish sawmills due to high log prices

Despite a slight increase in Swedish lumber prices in 2024, the soaring…

The Trump lumber duty strategy and its impact on the global wood markets

This week the US Department of Commerce announced its preliminary conclusions on…