The Global Sawlog Price Index increased by 9.8% in 2017, with the biggest increases in sawlog prices occurring in Europe and Western North America
The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) increased substantially, driven by strengthening lumber markets in both the US and Europe, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. The Euro-based ESPI sawlog price index fell in the 4Q/17 after reaching a two-year peak in the 3Q/17.Seattle, USA. In the 4Q/17, the Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) rose one percent from the previous quarter to reach just over $76/m3. This was the fourth consecutive quarter-over-quarter rise, with the GSPI being up 9.8 percent in one year. Sawlog prices have gone up universally in US dollar terms in 2017, with the biggest