In the first half of 2024, Canada’s lumber exports to the United States rose by 3 percent compared to the same period last year. Export volume reached 14.7 million m3, while the value of these exports increased by 7 percent to $2.95 billion, according to new Statistics Canada data.
Read more...According to Global Wood Trade Network, industrial timber prices in Poland continued to fall significantly for all assortments in the second quarter of 2024 compared to the previous quarter. The price of pine fell by 3 percent compared to the previous quarter to € 52.10 per cubic metre, while spruce was also 3 percent cheaper at € 52.10 per cubic metre.
Read more...In April 2024, Canadian sawmills produced 4,557 thousand m3 of lumber, marking a 3.6 percent increase from March, according to the new data of the Statistics Canada. However, lumber shipments decreased by 2.7 percent to 4,210 thousand m3 during the same period, according to Statistics Canada.
Read more...Ghana’s timber manufacturing industry is on the decline, and hundreds of employees risk losing their jobs as a result, reported from yen.com.gh.
Read more...According to data recently released by China's General Administration of Customs, China imported 32.769 million cubic metres of timber in the first half of the year, down 5.3 per cent compared with the same period last year. The trade value was $6.85 billion, down 5.1 per cent year-on-year.
Read more...According to ITTO, US imports of sawn tropical hardwood rose 13 percent in April. Notable gains were made in imports from Brazil (up 35%), Cameroon (up 125%), and Ghana (up 120%). Imports from Malaysia and Cote d’Ivoire both fell substantially for the month.
Read more...Prices for timber have remained stable in the second quarter of the year, according to a forestry timber market survey by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA).
Read more...The Austrian pellet price in June 2024 fell by 0.4 per cent compared to the previous month. This was announced by the industry association Pro Pellets Austria (PPA).
Read more...According to the US Department of Agriculture, which reports that Mexican traders imported more than 469,000 cubic metres of lumber from the United States (23% of the total export market) for the four months to April, with more than 130,000 cubic metres in April alone.
Read more...According to the latest annual statistics published by the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA), over 97 percent of UK waste wood was sent for processing in 2023, the highest level to date.
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