
Price for softwood logs imported to China gained 3%.

Vietnam remained the largest supplier as its share rose 2.7 pp; South Africa shipments grew 73.2% and Australia's fell 4.2%.

Price for softwood lumber imported to China rose marginally 0.2%.
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A new production line at the Macon mill is designed to raise annual capacity and log recovery.

Samples from the Millersburg plant's first production panels are being tested at APA's lab in Tacoma, Washington.

Price for plywood imported to the EU dipped 1.9%.

New Zealand stayed the largest supplier as its share rose 1.4 pp; Japan had the largest increase, with shipments up 18.1%

Imports from South Korea fell to 3,258 metric tons in the year to June 2025, or 2.5% of EU consumption.

Contract signings declined in all four U.S. regions, with the steepest monthly drop in the West.

Russia remained the largest supplier as its share rose 0.5 pp; Chile's shipments rose 1.5 times and Finland's fell 26.3%

Larch remains in short supply, while the construction sector is in its eighth year of recession.

Prices rose 2.3% from September.

The party also promises faster permits and compensation for licensees when tenure is reallocated.

The Swedish forest owners' association has also signed a logistics partnership.

Single-family permits, a guide to future construction, fell 4% to 845,000.

Beazer shareholders received $33.50 a share in cash.
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