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Sales of US framing lumber slowed as winter took a toll on consumption across the continent. Snow in the Northwest and rain in California cooled off trading in the West, while the Upper Midwest, Northeast, and much of Canada were in the deep freeze... [more...]
"The German economy barely escaped recession in 2018." With this assessment, the German Institute for Economic Research (Ifo) CEO Timo Wollmershäuser has responded to the latest figures from the German Federal Statistical Office... [more...]
In February 2019, the prices for wood pellets only increased slightly in Switzerland. The average price for pellets of quality ENplus A1 is ... [more...]
January closed with a bang as supply-side concerns ignited a rally that pushed many framing lumber prices up sharply. Concerns were mostly focused on Western Canada... [more...]
The increase of delivery prices was larger in 2018 than it has been for several years. Both sawlog and pulpwood prices in Sweden increased in the whole country during 2018...... [more...]
Wintry weather held back trading in some lumber markets in the US, but sellers of framing lumber turned in their strongest week of the new year...... [more...]
In January, the consumer prices for wood pellets of quality ENplus A1 in Austria rose relatively sharply. The average price for pellets (delivery quantity 6t) is currently... [more...]
In 2018, the Finnish forest industry enterprises procured 51.4 million m3 of roundwood from non-industrial private forests. The roundwood trade volumes increased by a fifth compared with 2017. Standing timber sales volume came up to ... [more...]
The Swiss Wood Market Commission (HMK) met on January 16, this year for the first time with representatives from the Swiss Industrial Wood and Wood Energy sector. The Swiss wood market is still under the influence of beetle wood, according to the commission. The Swiss wood industry is still prepared to process beetle wood, but at the same time reports an increasing demand for fresh softwood... [more...]