Exports of lumber from Brazil increased 7%.
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Price for logs exported from Brazil slipped 1.4%.
Despite the monthly decline, year-over-year production increased by 2.8% and shipments rose by 4.2%.
Wooden housing starts also fell by 3.5%, comprising about 59.4% of total housing starts.
The lower log harvesting compared to pre-sanction levels highlights the ongoing impact of sanctions, which have reduced global demand for the country’s wood products.
In August, the exports of particle board from China soared 50%.
The price for Russian plywood in China fell by 16%.
Imports of wood chips to Japan contracted 7%.
Exports of particle board from Turkey increased 7%.
Exports of MDF panels from Turkey contracted 5%.
Exports of wood furniture from Turkey decreased 6%.
Imports of wood furniture to Japan upped 3%.
Imports of plywood to Japan increased 12%.
Price for wood pellets exported from Vietnam to Japan unchanged.
Price for logs imported to Japan lost 13%.
Exports of wood chips from Vietnam to Japan contracted 11%.
Imports of softwood lumber to Japan grew 17%.
Price for wood pellets imported to Japan slipped 4%.
In the first eight months of the year, exports of Russian lumber to China dropped by 4%.
Imports of bleached kraft pulp to China lost 20%.
Price for particle board exported from Thailand slid 3%.
Exports of recycled pulp from Thailand increased 17%.
Exports of wood chips from Thailand contracted 22%.
Price for MDF exported from Thailand contracted 5%.
Exports of lumber stayed flat.
Exports of logs from New Zealand to South Korea lost 23%.
Imports of wood veneer to India lost 12%.
Imports of logs to India decreased 15%.
Price for wood pellets imported to Belgium decreased 35%.
Exports of cork and articles of cork from Portugal increased 12%.
Price for bleached hardwood kraft pulp imported to China added 0.8%.
New Zealand has sharply increased its log exports to India this year.
Exports of lumber from Thailand to China grew 5%.
Price for lumber exported from New Zealand increased 6%.
Exports of logs from New Zealand lost 9%.
Price for sawlog exported from Germany to China contracted 10%.
Exports of wood veneer from China downed 2%.
Price for wood furniture exported from Italy expanded 21%.
Price for birch sawlog exported from Russia to China lost 7%.
Price for logs exported from Germany to China contracted 10%.
Exports of logs from the U.S. to China upped 3%.
Exports of lumber from Finland to Algeria expanded 9%.
Exports of wooden pallet from China lost 5%.
Exports of wood chips from Australia to China contracted 24%.
Price for lumber exported from Sweden to Morocco slid 3%.
Price for wood pellets imported to Italy lost 10%.
Exports of bleached kraft pulp from Uruguay to China decreased 10%.
The price for plywood stayed flat.
Exports of plywood from Russia to China decreased 10%.
Price for lumber exported from Finland to China dipped 1.7%.
Exports of wood chips from Vietnam to China lost 8%.
Price for wood furniture exported from China downed 5%.
Imports of wood chips to China decreased 5%.
Imports of softwood logs to China grew 15%.
Imports of softwood lumber to China gained 1.4%.
Price for wood pellets imported to Denmark decreased 10%.
While overall price optimism has dimmed, more industry participants still expect higher prices than lower ones in the coming months.
Price for pulpwood imported to Finland rose 5%.
Price for bleached softwood kraft pulp exported from Chile added 0.4%.
Price for lumber exported from Germany grew 6%.
Price for wood chips imported to Finland decreased 37%.
Imports of sawlog to Finland decreased 17%.
Price for wood pellets imported to Netherlands contracted 17%.
Imports of wood chips to European Union lost 9%.
Imports of wood pellets to South Korea upped 3%.
Along with raising the base prices in its price lists, company has improved its profit-sharing model.
Exports of logs from Norway rose 1.8%.
Exports of lumber from Finland lost 9%.
Exports of lumber from Lithuania increased 11%.
Price for logs exported from Lithuania dipped 4%.
Exports of lumber from Russia to Kazakhstan expanded 20%.
Imports of wood pellets to European Union rose 2%.
Exports of lumber from Latvia rose 3%.
Price for OSB panels exported from Norway rose 3%.
Even if interest rates drop later this year, demand is unlikely to improve before next year.
Price for logs exported from Germany increased 48%.
Exports of wood pellets from Vietnam to South Korea grew 10%.
Exports of lumber from Norway expanded 5%.
Price for lumber exported from Sweden decreased 7%.
Price for plywood imported to European Union added 0.9%.
Imports of wood chips to South Korea gained 1.4%.
Price for wood pellets exported from Russia to South Korea rose 4%.
These improvements will boost production within the next two years.
The company is working to exit bankruptcy with a plan that would leave shareholders holding just 5% of the restructured company.
The raw material costs for sawmills relative to lumber prices are now as high as they were in the 1990s.
Price for wood chips imported to United Kingdom decreased 19%.
The overall PPI for final demand, seasonally adjusted, rose by 0.2% in August.
Price for logs imported to Japan increased 14%.
Price for wood pellets exported from Turkey increased 13%.
Exports of bleached hardwood kraft pulp from Brazil lost 14%.
Imports of plywood to United Kingdom lost 5%.
Price for wood pellets imported to United Kingdom upped 4%.
The price for the bleached kraft pulp stayed flat.
Exports of wood pellets from Canada decreased 9%.
Price for logs exported from Brazil jumped 63%.
Exports of plywood from Chile dipped 0.9%.
Exports of plywood from Brazil gained 2%.
Price for wood chips exported from Chile lost 5%.
Price for newsprint exported from Canada rose 3%.
Exports of lumber from Brazil decreased 12%.