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17 November 2016 | Forestry | 10471 views

UK Forest Market Report 2016


17 November 2016 | Forestry | 10471 views

UK Forest Market Report 2016

UK Forest Market Report 2016...

14 April 2016 | Forestry | 9921 views

The Referendum: Seeing the EU through the trees

A discussion paper prepared by Guy Watt BSc, B Litt, C Dip AF, FICFor. Managing Director of John Clegg Consulting Ltd. In...out...in...out - is it time to come out of the EU? A frequently heard ...

16 March 2016 | Forestry | 11092 views

Forestry & Timber: Growing a Resilient Scotland

Scotland’s forestry and wood manufacturing sector creates jobs and drives investment into our rural communities. It also reduces our carbon footprint, helps protect vulnerable communities from f...

26 November 2015 | Forestry | 8989 views

The UK Forest Market Report

This is the definitive report on the UK Forestry Property Market. The data-set now includes 1,489 transactions recorded over the last 18 years, covering 229,000 hectares and worth £843 million....

9 October 2015 | Forestry | 7329 views

Total number of imported lumber to China falls

The total value of imported logs and lumber to China fell in August toits lowest level since 2010; the Nordic countries increased lumber salesto the high-end market, reports the Wood Resource Quarterl...

2 March 2015 | Forestry | 7565 views

Exportation of logs and lumber from Russia fails to increase

Exportation of logs and lumber from Russia failed to increase in the 4Q/14 despite the advantage of an almost 50% depreciated Rouble, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly....

3 February 2015 | Forestry | 7018 views

Wood pellet exports from North America reach record high

Wood pellet exports from North America reached a new record high in the 3Q/14 thanks to higher shipments to Asia, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review....

7 January 2015 | Forestry | 7934 views

US log prices fall due to decreasing exports to Asia

For many years, the sawlog market in Western US has been impacted by the demand forlogs and lumber in Asia. With the constant increase in log exports, domestic sawlogprices have more than doubled over...

3 December 2014 | Forestry | 7719 views

The Global Forest Industry 3Q 2014

Sawlog prices were lower in the 3Q in most of the 20 regions that are the basis for the Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI). The Index fell by 4.6% from the 2Q to $85.56/m3, with the biggest price reduct...

8 October 2014 | Forestry | 7065 views

Wood fiber consumption by the Japanese pulp industry up six percent

Wood fiber consumption by the Japanese pulp industry was up six percent in first half of 2014 with hardwood chip supply from Vietnam and South Africa increasing the most, reports the Wood Resource Qua...

26 September 2014 | Forestry | 6542 views

Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update 26 September 2014

Global trade of softwood lumber was up seven percent in the first six months of 2014, with Russia, Germany and Sweden increasing shipments the most, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly....

9 June 2014 | Forestry | 7388 views

US sawlog prices started falling after upward trend

After a healthy 2013 and early 2014, lumber markets in the US started weakening in the spring with lumber prices falling over ten percent so far this year. The reduced lumber prices together with lowe...

3 June 2014 | Forestry | 6935 views

Global trade of lumber increases

Sawlog prices moved upward in a majority of the 20 regions covered by WRQ  Softwood pulpwood prices moved up, while hardwood pulpwood prices fell for many pulp mills around the world....

10 April 2014 | Forestry | 5577 views

Softwood imports to Sweden reaches 10-year high

Importation of softwood logs to Sweden reached a 10-year high in 2013 with Norway and Latvia being the major suppliers of both pulplogs and sawlogs, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly....

14 January 2014 | Forestry | 5901 views

Wood fiber costs for hardwood pulp producers have fallen 17%

Wood fiber costs, which account for about 60% of the production costs when manufacturing pulp, have been in steady decline in many parts of the world for the past two years, reports the Wood Resource ...

2 December 2013 | Forestry | 5627 views

The Global Forest Industry in the 3Q/2013

Sawlog prices were higher in practically all of the 20 regions worldwide as tracked by the WRQ each quarter. The only exceptions were in Canada, Western US, Finland and Brazil where prices were slight...

15 October 2012 | Forestry | 8713 views

Log and lumber imports to China were down 19%

Log and lumber imports to China were down 19% during first eight months of 2012, y-o-y, with the biggest declines seen of logs imported from Russia and the US, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly....

10 July 2012 | Forestry | 6353 views

The Global Forest Industry in the 1Q/2012

The Global Conifer Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) declined in the 1Q/12 for the third consecutive quarter to $85.90/m3, down 2.7 percent from previous quarter.   the Softwood Wood Fiber Price...