Compared with the previous month, production was up 3%.
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Compared with the previous month, production was down 8%.
Price for wood pulp imported to Egypt expanded 5%.
Price for lumber imported to Saudi Arabia rose 1.4%.
Price for wood chips imported to Japan increased slightly 0.6%.
Price for wood furniture imported to Japan upped 3%.
Price for MDF panels exported from Turkey fell marginally 0.9%.
Price for newsprint exported from North America changed slightly 0.0%.
Price for OSB exported from Canada fell marginally 0.3%.
Compared with the previous month, production was down 3%.
Price for logs exported from Brazil expanded 43%.
Exports of bleached hardwood kraft pulp from Brazil slid 2%.
Price for plywood exported from Brazil dipped 1.0%.
Price for lumber exported from Brazil upped 1.2%.
Price for bleached kraft pulp exported from Canada changed slightly 0.0%.
Industry curtailments and seasonal demand lift lumber prices, while higher output and lower unit costs improve operations; duty rates remain a risk for the second half.
Price for wood chips exported from the U.S. upped 3%.
Price for lumber exported from the U.S. to India gained 1.8%.
Gains in China, Taiwan, Mexico, Pakistan, South Korea and Hong Kong offset only about 4% of the U.S. volume decline.
Compared with the previous month, production was down 3%.