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• December 30, 2011 16:58

  
  

  Bearish sentiment in Japan caps log prices

  Prices for Malaysian logs moved up marginally in September but the underlying demand was not strong enough to sustain them... [more...]

• December 14, 2011 00:27

  
  

  Japan: Weak demand provides little direction for plywood market

  The JLR is reporting that at the end of November supplies of imported thin, medium thin, special structural, and concrete formboard plywood are tight and prices are firming... [more...]

• December 01, 2011 08:38

  
  

  Japan: Plywood imports slow bringing some stability to the market

  Plywood imports in September dropped sharply and were down to about 202,300 cu.m, 36% less than in August and 25% less than the same month a year ago... [more...]

• November 19, 2011 22:53

  
  

  Japan: Timber demand projections for fourth quarter 2011 and first quarter 2012

  Japan’s Forestry Agency has released projections for demand for the fourth quarter of this year and the first quarter of next year... [more...]

• October 27, 2011 20:50

  
  

  Japan: Active Asian demand for tropical logs halts slide in log prices

  Tropical log prices quoted for the Japanese market, which had been falling since June, have leveled out says the Japan Lumber Reports (JLR). This, says the JLR, is because buyers in India and Taiwan P.o.C have become more active in the market... [more...]

• October 16, 2011 21:09

  
  

  Japan: Structural plywood prices undergo correction

  Prices for imported structural panels have dropped sharply in Japan reports the Japan Lumber Reports (JLR)... [more...]

• September 29, 2011 14:55

  
  

  Japan: Sharp correction in Sarawak log prices but onset of rains could signal a reversal

  The JLR is reporting that Meranti FOB log prices in Sarawak and wholesale prices in Japan are softening... [more...]

• September 28, 2011 14:49

  
  

  Japan: July housing starts surge on last minute buying to earn eco-points

  July housing starts in Japan totalled 83,398 units, 21% more than the same month last year reports the Japan Lumber Reports (JLR)... [more...]

• September 21, 2011 22:34

  
  

  Japan: Tropical log FOB and wholesale prices ease

  Prices for tropical logs in Japan peaked in July and this was most noticeable for Sarawak Meranti says the JLR... [more...]

• September 20, 2011 07:30

  
  

  Japan: Only bright spot in June housing starts is units built for sale

  June 2011 new housing starts, says the JLR, were 72,687 units, almost 6% more than in June last year... [more...]