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Reduced log export tariffs in Russia unlikely to boost the country’s log export ...

2/7/2012 12:15 PM EST

Export tariffs on logs shipped from Russia, the world largest log supplier, are set to be reduced as the country becomes a member of the WTO. The proposed new lower tariffs are not expected to increase export volumes to pre-tariff levels, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly.
Seattle, USA. Log exports from Russia have plummeted the past five years mainly because of the country’s implementation of a log...

China is now the world’s largest importer of softwood lumber and logs despite a ...

1/31/2012 11:16 AM EST

Reduced activities in the housing construction sector in China decreased importation of softwood logs and lumber in late 2011, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Despite the decline in the 4Q, total imports during 2011 reached a record high, making China the largest importer of logs and lumber in the world.
Seattle, USA. Importation of softwood logs and lumber to China has increased continuously over the past...

Wood chip exports from Latin America reached a record high in 2011, with pulp mi...

1/26/2012 11:12 AM EST

Global trade of wood chips has gone up substantially the past two years. Hardwood chip export from Chile, Uruguay and Brail was up 43 percent in 2011 compared to 2009, as reported by the Wood Resource Quarterly. A clear majority of the increase was Eucalyptus chips destined for pulp mills in Japan and Europe.
Seattle, USA. Wood chip exports from Latin America are on track to reach a record high of almost eight...

US woody biomass prices have dropped the past three years; west coast prices are...

1/16/2012 2:45 PM EST

Relatively low fossil fuel prices have reduced the demand and prices of woody biomass throughout the US the past three years, reports the North American Wood Fiber Review. The Pacific Northwest currently has the lowest biomass prices, slightly lower than the South, while the Northeast continues to have among the highest costs in the country.
Seattle, USA. Prices for woody biomass in the US, whether sawmill...

New Zealand’s log exports to China account for one-third of the country’s timber...

1/2/2012 12:57 PM EST

Log exportation from New Zealand continues to rise at a record pace, with almost one-third of the country’s timber harvest being processed at sawmills in China. The high demand for logs from overseas has increased domestic sawlog prices to their highest levels in 15 years, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly.
Seattle, USA. Log exports from New Zealand in 2011 are set to reach a new record high. During the...

Weaker lumber markets are causing global sawlog prices to fall for first time si...

12/9/2011 11:57 AM EST

Slowing lumber markets throughout the world have resulted in declining sawlog prices in many of the major lumber-producing regions in Europe and North America, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. The biggest price reductions occurred in Japan, Sweden, Poland and Russia.
Seattle, USA. With weaker demand for lumber around the world, sawlog prices fell in a majority of the 21 markets tracked by the Wood...

The Global Sawlog Price Index reached a 16-year high in the 2Q/11; the biggest p...

10/21/2011 12:28 PM EST

Increased consumption of softwood lumber throughout the world has moved sawlog prices to new highs in 2011. The Global Conifer Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) reached a 16-year record high in the 2Q/11, with the greatest increases over last year’s prices occurring in Latvia, Poland, Japan, Russia and Germany, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly.
Seattle, USA. Wood costs often account for 65-75 percent of the...

Exports of logs and lumber from the US and Canada to China are on pace to reach ...

10/4/2011 3:51 PM EST

The US and Canada have been exporting record volumes of logs and lumber to China in 2011. The Wood Resource Quarterly predicts that exports in 2011 will double those seen in 2010 to reach an estimated value of 2.6 billion dollars. Lumber shipments from Canada alone could reach 1.2 billion dollars this year. The North American share of log and lumber import volumes to China has increased from four percent in 2005 to...

Wood fiber costs for the global pulp industry reach new highs in 2011 with the b...

9/16/2011 1:56 PM EST

Wood costs account for about 60 percent of the production costs when manufacturing pulp for paper. According the Wood Resource Quarterly, wood fiber costs have gone up about 25 percent since early 2009, reaching record levels in the 2Q/2011.
Seattle, USA. Wood fiber costs continued to go up for the global pulp industry in the 2Q/11, having trended upward since early 2009, according to the market report Wood...

Pulpwood prices in Western US were up almost 50 percent in 2Q/11 compared to 2Q/...

8/23/2011 7:26 PM EST

Wood costs for pulp mills in Western US have increased over the past 12 months, reaching their highest level since early 2008 in the 2Q/11, reports the American Wood Fiber Review. Pulp mills in the US South have slightly lower wood costs than they did in 2010, and continue to have the lowest fiber costs in North America.
Seattle, USA. Pulp mills in the Western US have seen their wood costs go up for four...

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