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Wood Prices

European softwood sawlog prices, 2000 to 2023.

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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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Line chart showing North American softwood lumber production in 2022 and 2023

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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 Price Index (HFPI), 2021 to YTD 2023.

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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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Timber waiting to become pulp at the pulpmill.

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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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A small saw mill sits below a spanning mountain range with wispy clouds passing by.

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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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Eucalyptus forest with long trees growing upward toward a blue sky.

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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...

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European Softwood Sawlog Prices line chart, 1Q 2000 to 4Q 2022.

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Global Sawlog Prices Finally Drop From Record Highs as Demand Sags

Worldwide demand for lumber was down considerably in the 4th quarter of 2022. This decrease caused global sawlog prices to all fall from their record...

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Bar graph of sawlog price changes in Europe 2020 to 2022. Central Europe had the largest growth at an average of 90%.

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Europe's Sawlog Prices Nearly Doubled in Past 2 Years

Sawlog prices in Central Europe have almost doubled in the past two years — the highest increases on the continent. Over the past two years, sawlog...

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Strong Demand and Tight Supply Have Driven Wood Fiber Costs for Pulp Manufacturers Higher in 2022

Prices for pulplogs and wood chips increased QoQ in early 2022 in all 19 regions worldwide as tracked by the Wood Resource Quarterly (WRQ). This...

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Close-up of pulp paper which continues to see high demand in softwoods for 2021.

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Softwood Pulp Costs Up, Hardwood Pulp Costs Rising Slower in 2021

Wood fiber costs for pulp manufacturers have gone up in practically all countries covered by the WRQ over the past year. In 3Q/21, the Softwood Fiber...

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