April 9, 2012
Exports of wood pellets from North America to Europe reached a record of over two million tons in 2011, according to analysis reported in the North American Wood Fiber Review. Canada has long been the main exporter of pellets but in the second half...
March 7, 2012
Excerpts from the market report Wood Resource Quarterly “The Global Forest Industry in the 4Q/2011”
Global timber markets
February 1, 2012
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...
January 18, 2012
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,...
January 9, 2012
Weaker lumber markets are causing global sawlog prices to fall for first time since early 2009, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
Slowing lumber markets throughout the world have resulted in declining sawlog prices in many of the major lumber-...
December 1, 2011
The expansion of pulp production in China continues and the lack of domestic wood fiber sources has resulted in record imports of wood chips in 2011, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
November 8, 2011
New Zealand’s log exports to China account for one-third of the country’s timber harvest in 2011, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
Log exportation from New Zealand continues to rise at a record pace, with almost one- third of...
October 13, 2011
The Global Sawlog Price Index reached a 16-year high in the 2Q/11; the biggest price increases occurred in Europe, Canada, Russia and New Zealand, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Increased consumption of softwood lumber throughout the world has...
August 18, 2011
Excerpts from the 2Q 2011 issue of the Wood Resource Quarterly.
July 25, 2011
The plantation ownership in Australia is in transition after the Management Investment Scheme (MIS) collapsed in 2009, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Foreign pension funds and pulp companies have shown increased interest in acquiring timber...
