U.S. exports fall 37.5% while South Korea shipments rise 20.8%; industry expects low-single-digit sales growth in 2026.
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Compared with August 2025, production was down 4%.
Price for wood furniture exported from Chinese contracted 12%.
Södra’s increased birch demand is driven by pulp business expansion and Baltic plywood production.
Imports of lumber to China upped 1.0%.
Price for bleached kraft pulp exported from Uruguayan to China increased slightly 0.8%.
Price for plywood exported from Chinese downed 3%.
Price for wood chips exported from Australian to China dipped 3%.
Exports of sawlog from Germany to China decreased 6%.
Price for softwood logs imported to China downed 1.8%.
Price for softwood lumber imported to China rose 1.2%.
Price for bleached kraft pulp imported to China downed 1.2%.
Price for lumber exported from Belarus to China rose marginally 0.4%.
Price for logs imported to China downed 4%.
No product rose from the first quarter; pine sawlogs fell the most, down 12.3%.
Completions of owner-built houses fell 26% and those in apartment buildings rose 10% so far in 2026 compared with the same period last year.
Softwood sawlogs led the gains, up 0.6% from July, followed by hardwood pulpwood, up 0.4%.
Companies want third parties to conduct forest assessments instead of relying solely on state-controlled Roslesinforg and seek protection from lease termination over delays or quality disputes.
Spruce and fir pulpwood and groundwood (mixed price) led the gains, up 1.5% from June, followed by spruce and fir pulpwood, up 1.3%.
Exports of lumber from New Zealand fell marginally 0.6%.
Price for logs exported from New Zealand upped 3%.
Notified area for January-August was 9% below the same period last year.
Oak sawlogs led the monthly gains, up 6.8% from June, followed by beech pulpwood, up 2.1%. Beech sawlogs recorded the biggest monthly decline, falling 8.6% from June.
Imports of wood furniture to Switzerland stayed flat.
Permits for new single-family houses were 10% higher and those for two-family houses 25% higher in the first seven months of 2026 than in the same period last year.
Standing-sale log prices were unchanged for softwood logs and up 2% for birch, while pulpwood prices moved no more than 1%.
The new-construction starts lagged a year earlier by 30.5%.
Price for particleboard and OSB exported from Belarus to Kazakhstan rose 1.9%.
Price for wood furniture exported from Indian upped 2%.
Price for logs imported to India rose 2%.
Imports of plywood to Kazakhstan rose 1.7%.
Imports of lumber to India grew only 0.9%.
Price for lumber imported to Kazakhstan rose 3%.
Price for lumber exported from the EU to MENA grew only 0.2%.
Price for logs exported from Lithuanian slid 4%.
Price for wood pellets imported to the EU contracted 7%.
Price for lumber exported from Finnish contracted 9%.
Price for lumber exported from Swedish contracted 8%.
Price for wood furniture exported from Italian expanded 41%.
Price for lumber exported from Finnish to Algeria dipped 1.7%.
Price for pulpwood imported to Finland upped 5%.
Price for lumber exported from Norwegian dipped 2%.
Price for OSB exported from Norwegian lost 5%.
Price for logs exported from Norwegian decreased 10%.
Price for wood pellets exported from Vietnamese to South Korea slid 3%.
Price for newsprint paper exported from South Korea rose 3%.
Price for wood chips imported to South Korea slid 2%.
Price for wood pellets imported to South Korea grew 7%.
Several producers improved results, while mill closures reduced Nordic lumber capacity and production.
The Estonian mill will add and modernize veneer and plywood production lines, with start-up scheduled from autumn 2027.
Price for plywood imported to the UK increased 6%.
The association cites a continued weakened market situation and lower demand for the reductions.
The new facility at Kočevska Reka will process beech timber in batches ranging from six to 15 metres.
Price for lumber imported to the UK upped 3%.
Price for wood chips imported to the UK decreased 27%.
Price for wood pellets imported to the UK rose 2%.
Price for lumber imported to Egypt upped 2%.
Price for lumber imported to the UK gained 2%.
Price for wood chips imported to the UK increased 21%.
Price for wood pellets imported to the UK fell marginally 0.6%.
Price for plywood imported to Taiwan rose marginally 0.7%.
The mill will start at 80 million board feet annually and reach 108 million board feet at full capacity.
The planned closure will remove about 110 thousand m3 of annual lumber production.
Compared with the previous month, production was up 99%.
Price for lumber imported to Egypt upped 1.0%.
Price for plywood exported from Chilean dipped 1.1%.
Compared with the previous month, production was up 17%.
Compared with the previous month, production was down 59%.
Price for bleached hardwood kraft pulp exported from Chilean decreased 8%.
Price for bleached softwood kraft pulp exported from Chilean lost 17%.
Price for lumber exported from Chilean slipped 1.1%.
Compared with the previous month, production was up 8%.
Compared with the previous month, production was up 2%.
Price for wood furniture exported from Brazilian rose 1.3%.
Price for bleached kraft pulp exported from Canadian rose marginally 0.8%.
Compared with the previous month, production was up 12%.
Compared with the previous month, production was up 6%.
Price for logs exported from Brazilian increased slightly 0.9%.
Price for OSB exported from Canadian upped 1.9%.
Exports of bleached hardwood kraft pulp from Brazil dipped 2%.
Price for plywood exported from Brazilian lost 6%.
Price for lumber exported from Brazilian grew only 0.1%.
Price for wood chips exported from the U.S. expanded 9%.
Price for MDF panels exported from the U.S. to Mexico gained 2%.
Compared with the previous month, production was up 0.2%.
Compared with the previous month, production was up 3%.
Exports of lumber from Sweden to the U.S. downed 1.3%.
Price for plywood exported from Malaysian to the U.S. slid 1.6%.
Price for plywood exported from Cambodian to the U.S. increased 21%.
Price for OSB imported to the U.S. upped 1.8%.
Price for plywood exported from Russian to the U.S. expanded 10%.
Price for plywood imported to the U.S. grew 7%.
Price for lumber exported from German to the U.S. upped 1.7%.
Price for softwood lumber imported to the U.S. expanded 10%.
Exports of logs from Canada grew 8%.
Price for newsprint exported from Canadian gained 3%.
Exports of wood pellets from Canada contracted 12%.
Exports of lumber from Canada decreased slightly 0.3%.
Price for SYP lumber exported from the U.S. slipped 3%.
Price for lumber exported from the U.S. to Mexico rose 4%.