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Shaky European Sawlog Market Endures 12% Price Drop
The European wood market has experienced a fair amount of instability across the last three years. Much of the volatility has centered on the sawlog...
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North American Softwood Lumber Production Down 5% as Demand Drops
As 2024 gets started, let’s take a few moments to reflect on how the North American lumber market moved in 2023. Across the board, we saw several...
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Hardwood Fiber Prices Spike to 10-Year High as 2023 Finishes
Big movements in the global wood fiber market have led to some significant changes over the last three years. Various economic tensions, conflicts...
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Trends in China's Pulp, Paper, and Forestry Industry
A Brief Snapshot of the Global Paper Industry The global pulp and paper industry continues to thrive, with a strong focus on the packaging sector and...
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Weak Lumber Markets Drive Global Sawlog Prices Down 10% from 2022
The Global Sawlog Prices Index (GSPI), a benchmark for worldwide wood pricing, has dipped about 10% from its all-time high in 2022. According to...
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Canada’s Dwindling Lumber Supply Can't Cover US Demand
The global wood market has seen its share of shifts in recent years. Factors like the pandemic supply chain disruption, Russia’s wood export ban, and...
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Pacific Rim Wood Chip Market Shows Drops in Both Soft and Hardwood
Softwood chips play a major role in global wood markets, but hardwood chips far surpass softwood in terms of volume. The majority of global wood chip...
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Dwindling Softwood Log Supply Causes China to Expand Lumber Imports
More market turmoil in China as demand and import availability have both fallen. After a peak of imported lumber in 2020, we’re seeing much lower...
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Brazil Pulpmills See Wood Fiber Costs Double in Just 2 Years
Wood fiber costs for Brazilian pulpmills have shot up substantially over the past two years. Wood Market Prices has continued to track these costs,...
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Global Wood Markets Shift as China Lifts Timber Ban on Australia
Global wood markets will see another changeup in the coming months. Australian exporters can again ship logs to China following a 2.5-year ban. But...
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Finland and Sweden See Near 5-Year Low on Softwood Imports
Wood Resources International, a ResourceWise company, regularly tracks all critical trends in global wood markets. Current reports out of the Baltic...
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Brazilian Pulpmills See Near 80% Rise in Wood Fiber Costs Over 2 Years
Wood costs for pulpmills in Brazil have steadily increased throughout 2021 and 2022. In fact, these numbers have risen considerably faster than other...