Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update
- a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC
Wood chip exports from Latin America reached a record high in 2011,
with pulp mills in Japan and Europe being the major export
destinations, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
Global trade of wood chips has gone up substantially the past...
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Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update - a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC Wood chip exports from Latin America reached a record high in 2011, with pulp mills in Japan and Europe being the major export destinations, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly Global trade of wood chips has gone up substantially the past two years. Hardwood chip export from Chile, Uruguay and Brail was up 43 percent in 2011 compared to 2009, as reported by the Wood Resource Quarterly. A clear majority of the increase was Eucalyptus chips destined for pulp mills in Japan and Europe. Seattle, USA. Wood chip exports from Latin America are on track to reach a record high of almost eight million tons in 2011, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. This would be an increase of seven percent from last year and of almost 60 percent higher than in 2006. Chile is by far the biggest exporter, accounting for two-thirds of the total shipments from the continent, while Brazil and Uruguay both acco
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Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update
- a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC
Wood pellet exports from the US and Canada to Europe reached a
record high in the 4Q/11 thanks to increased demand in the United
Kingdom, reports the North American Wood Fiber Review
Exports of wood pellets from North America to Europe...
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Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update - a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC Wood pellet exports from the US and Canada to Europe reached a record high in the 4Q/11 thanks to increased demand in the United Kingdom, reports the North American Wood Fiber Review 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 of 2011, the US caught up and exported an equal volume to Canada. Seattle, USA. Pellet exports from North America to Europe reached a new record high in the 4Q/11. Shipments have increased practically every quarter for four years, up from 130,000 tons in the 1Q/08 to almost 600,000 ton in the 4Q/12, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review (NAWFR). Export data collected by NAWFR (www. woodprices. com) from exporters and customs information in both Nor
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Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update
- a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC
Reduced log export tariffs in Russia unlikely to boost the country’s log
export volumes back up to historic levels, reports the Wood Resource
Quarterly
Export tariffs on logs shipped from Russia, the world largest log supplier, are set...
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Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update - a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC Reduced log export tariffs in Russia unlikely to boost the country’s log export volumes back up to historic levels, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly Export tariffs on logs shipped from Russia, the world largest log supplier, are set to be reduced as the country becomes a member of the WTO. The proposed new lower tariffs are not expected to increase export volumes to pre-tariff levels, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. Seattle, USA. Log exports from Russia have plummeted the past five years mainly because of the country’s implementation of a log export tariff of 25% in 2008, as reported in the WRQ. Despite having suffered a sharp decline in global market share, Russia is still the largest exporter of softwood logs in the world. When Russia was accepted into the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in December of 2011, one of the requirements for the entry into the organization wa
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Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update
- a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC
US woody biomass prices have dropped the past three years; west coast
prices are the lowest in the country, reports the North American Wood
Fiber Review
Relatively low fossil fuel prices have reduced the demand and prices of woody...
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Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update - a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC US woody biomass prices have dropped the past three years; west coast prices are the lowest in the country, reports the North American Wood Fiber Review 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 than the South, while the Northeast continues to have among the highest costs in the country. Seattle, USA. Prices for woody biomass in the US, whether sawmill byproducts, forest residues or urban wood waste, have been sliding for most of the past three years but were still higher in the 4Q/11 in most regions than they were five years ago, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review. The price drop seen in 2010 and 1H/2011 was mainly the result of lower prices for fossil fuels, parti
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Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update
- a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC
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
Chinese pulp mills increasingly have to rely on...
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Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update - a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC 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 Chinese pulp mills increasingly have to rely on imported wood chips for their wood fiber needs. In 2011, record volumes are being imported mainly from hardwood plantations in Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. Imported wood chip costs from Vietnam have gone up 40 percent in two years and are closing in on costs for chips shipped to Japan, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. Seattle, USA. With the lack of sufficient quality and quantity of domestic wood fiber supply, new pulp mills in China are looking to expand importation of wood chips from plantation-rich countries in Southeast Asia to meet their growing fiber needs. In the 3Q/11, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia were the major suppliers to China
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Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update
- a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC
China is now the world’s largest importer of softwood lumber and logs
despite a slowdown in imports during the 4Q/11, reports the Wood
Resource Quarterly
Reduced activities in the housing construction sector in China decreased...
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Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update - a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC China is now the world’s largest importer of softwood lumber and logs despite a slowdown in imports during the 4Q/11, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly 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, making China the largest importer of logs and lumber in the world. Seattle, USA. Importation of softwood logs and lumber to China has increased continuously over the past 15 years, and in 2011 the country was the largest importer of softwood lumber and logs in the world, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. Total import value equaled almost eight billion US dollars last year, which was an increase of 57 percent from 2010, and up from only 70 million dollars 15 years ago. Annual growth ove
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Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update
- a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC
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 onethird of the...
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Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update - a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC 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 onethird of the country’s timber harvest being processed at sawmills in China. The high demand for logs from overseas has increased domestic sawlog prices to their highest levels in 15 years, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. Seattle, USA. Log exports from New Zealand in 2011 are set to reach a new record high. During the first eight months, total shipments were 25 percent higher than the same period last year (54 percent higher by value) and total exports for 2011 may reach as high as 13 million m3, which is more than a doubling from just three years ago. It is worth noting that almost half of the timber harvest in the 2Q was shipped overseas in log form and that
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Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update
- a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC
Increased foreign interest in pulp mills and plantations in Australia
while the timber ownership is in transitional mode, reports the Wood
Resource Quarterly
The plantation ownership in Australia is in transition after the Management...
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Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update - a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC Increased foreign interest in pulp mills and plantations in Australia while the timber ownership is in transitional mode, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly 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 assets as forest plantations owners have gone into receivership. Seattle, USA. In the aftermath of the collapsed Management Investment Schemes (MIS), plantation ownership and management of the Australian timber resources is in a transitional mode, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. The MIS plantation scheme was launched in 1997 with the objective of pooling funds from small investors to make large investments in forest plantations. The MIS companies established, managed and marketed t
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The Global Forest Industry in the 3Q/2011
Excerpts from the Wood Resource Quarterly
Global timber markets
With weaker demand for lumber around the world, sawlog prices fell in a majority of the
21 markets tracked by the WRQ.
The Global Conifer Sawlog Price Index (GSPI)
declined in the 3Q for the first time since the 1Q/09 to $90....
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The Global Forest Industry in the 3Q/2011 Excerpts from the Wood Resource Quarterly Global timber markets With weaker demand for lumber around the world, sawlog prices fell in a majority of the 21 markets tracked by the WRQ. The Global Conifer Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) declined in the 3Q for the first time since the 1Q/09 to $90. 18/m3. With a few exceptions, prices fell in both local currencies and in US dollar terms. The only region that saw any substantial price increase in the 3Q was British Columbia, where prices were up 5-7 percent from the 2Q. This region has benefited from higher lumber exports and production has increased during 2011. Global pulpwood prices A strengthening of the US dollar against many currencies resulted in lower wood fiber costs in US dollar terms for the pulp industry in the 3Q. As a consequence, the Softwood Wood Fiber Price Index (SFPI) fell by less than one percent to $108. 90/odmt, which was the first decline since 2Q/10. In addition to the excha
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Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update
- a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC
Exports of logs and lumber from the US and Canada to China are on
pace to reach a record 2.
6 billion dollars in 2011, reports the Wood
Resource Quarterly
The US and Canada have been exporting record volumes of logs and lumber to China...
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Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update - a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC Exports of logs and lumber from the US and Canada to China are on pace to reach a record 2. 6 billion dollars in 2011, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly The US and Canada have been exporting record volumes of logs and lumber to China in 2011. The Wood Resource Quarterly predicts that exports in 2011 will double those seen in 2010 to reach an estimated value of 2. 6 billion dollars. Lumber shipments from Canada alone could reach 1. 2 billion dollars this year. The North American share of log and lumber import volumes to China has increased from four percent in 2005 to 18 percent in 2010. Seattle, USA. Shipments of softwood lumber and logs from the US and Canada to China will reach a new record high in 2011. In 2010, the two countries exported 1. 3 billion US dollars worth of softwood products; if the pace seen in the first seven months of 2011 continues, the two countries’ exports
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