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Global sawlog prices fell in late 2011, especially in lumber export-oriented cou...

3/1/2012 3:24 PM EST

Weakening lumber markets in Asia and Europe reduced demand for sawlogs in many countries late last year. As a result, log prices in a number of the major lumber-producing countries in the world fell during the second half of 2011, according to the market report the Wood Resource Quarterly.
Seattle, USA. Sawlog prices in the 4Q/11 were down both in US dollar terms and in local currencies in most of the 20...

Wood fiber costs for pulp manufacturers declined in the 4Q/11 as pulp prices fel...

2/23/2012 12:23 PM EST

Global demand for pulp has declined and pulp prices fell during the second half of 2011. As a consequence, prices for wood fiber, the highest cost component when producing pulp, were down throughout the world, as reported by the Wood Resource Quarterly. The Global Wood Fiber Indices for softwood and hardwood fiber declined 3.5% from the 3Q/11.
Seattle, USA. Global pulp prices fell by about 20 percent from July...

The expansion of pulp production in China continues and the lack of domestic woo...

2/20/2012 6:28 PM EST

Chinese pulp mills increasingly have to rely on imported wood chips for their wood fiber needs. In 2011, record volumes are being imported mainly from hardwood plantations in Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. Imported wood chip costs from Vietnam have gone up 40 percent in two years and are closing in on costs for chips shipped to Japan, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly.

Reduced log export tariffs in Russia unlikely to boost the country’s log export ...

2/7/2012 12:15 PM EST

Export tariffs on logs shipped from Russia, the world largest log supplier, are set to be reduced as the country becomes a member of the WTO. The proposed new lower tariffs are not expected to increase export volumes to pre-tariff levels, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly.
Seattle, USA. Log exports from Russia have plummeted the past five years mainly because of the country’s implementation of a log...

China is now the world’s largest importer of softwood lumber and logs despite a ...

1/31/2012 11:16 AM EST

Reduced activities in the housing construction sector in China decreased importation of softwood logs and lumber in late 2011, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Despite the decline in the 4Q, total imports during 2011 reached a record high, making China the largest importer of logs and lumber in the world.
Seattle, USA. Importation of softwood logs and lumber to China has increased continuously over the past...

Wood chip exports from Latin America reached a record high in 2011, with pulp mi...

1/26/2012 11:12 AM EST

Global trade of wood chips has gone up substantially the past two years. Hardwood chip export from Chile, Uruguay and Brail was up 43 percent in 2011 compared to 2009, as reported by the Wood Resource Quarterly. A clear majority of the increase was Eucalyptus chips destined for pulp mills in Japan and Europe.
Seattle, USA. Wood chip exports from Latin America are on track to reach a record high of almost eight...

US woody biomass prices have dropped the past three years; west coast prices are...

1/16/2012 2:45 PM EST

Relatively low fossil fuel prices have reduced the demand and prices of woody biomass throughout the US the past three years, reports the North American Wood Fiber Review. The Pacific Northwest currently has the lowest biomass prices, slightly lower than the South, while the Northeast continues to have among the highest costs in the country.
Seattle, USA. Prices for woody biomass in the US, whether sawmill...

New Zealand’s log exports to China account for one-third of the country’s timber...

1/2/2012 12:57 PM EST

Log exportation from New Zealand continues to rise at a record pace, with almost one-third of the country’s timber harvest being processed at sawmills in China. The high demand for logs from overseas has increased domestic sawlog prices to their highest levels in 15 years, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly.
Seattle, USA. Log exports from New Zealand in 2011 are set to reach a new record high. During the...

Weaker lumber markets are causing global sawlog prices to fall for first time si...

12/9/2011 11:57 AM EST

Slowing lumber markets throughout the world have resulted in declining sawlog prices in many of the major lumber-producing regions in Europe and North America, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. The biggest price reductions occurred in Japan, Sweden, Poland and Russia.
Seattle, USA. With weaker demand for lumber around the world, sawlog prices fell in a majority of the 21 markets tracked by the Wood...

The Global Sawlog Price Index reached a 16-year high in the 2Q/11; the biggest p...

10/21/2011 12:28 PM EST

Increased consumption of softwood lumber throughout the world has moved sawlog prices to new highs in 2011. The Global Conifer Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) reached a 16-year record high in the 2Q/11, with the greatest increases over last year’s prices occurring in Latvia, Poland, Japan, Russia and Germany, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly.
Seattle, USA. Wood costs often account for 65-75 percent of the...

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