Price for wood chips exported from Vietnam to Japan slid 1.1%.

Price for lumber imported to Japan gained 3%.

Price for wood pellets imported to Japan upped 3%.

Price for softwood lumber imported to Japan gained 2%.

Price for wood chips exported from Thailand lost 8%.

Exports of particleboard from Thailand lost 21%.

Price for MDF panels exported from Thailand contracted 19%.

Price for particleboard imported to Kazakhstan grew only 0.4%.

Price for plywood imported to the UK contracted 8%.

The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage also rose as home prices grew more slowly in many areas.

The modeled expansion would also increase the role of lumber suppliers, with dimension lumber the largest intermediate input.

The Takaoka City sawmill uses steam heating and integrated steam basins to reduce heating times and provide precisely controlled drying.

Compared with the previous month, production was down 10%.

Price for lumber exported from the EU to MENA gained 2%.

Price for lumber imported to Egypt rose 1.0%.

The plan aims to expand domestic wood supply after softwood log imports fell from 12.2 million m3 in 2000 to 1.6 million m3 in 2025.