Index gains $13 from one month ago while holding flat year-over-year at $556.
الأسواق
Price for wood pellets exported from Indonesia upped 2%.
Price for wood chips exported from Indonesia slipped 2%.
Price for logs imported to Japan lost 9%.
Price for softwood chips imported to Turkey contracted 13%.
Wood product producer prices were 1.7% higher year over year.
Manufacturing, services and construction activity indexes all declined from June.
Price for particleboard exported from Turkey rose 1.6%.
Higher lumber volumes and western log realizations helped counter transportation, fuel, freight and resin cost pressures.
Price for plywood imported to Mexico slipped 2%.
Price for plywood imported to Japan gained 2%.
Price for wood pellets exported from Vietnam to Japan upped 3%.
Price for wood chips exported from Vietnam to Japan upped 3%.
Price for lumber imported to Japan slipped 4%.
Price for wood pellets imported to Japan rose 1.7%.
Price for softwood lumber imported to Japan slipped 2%.
Price for plywood imported to Egypt increased 6%.
Price for lumber imported to MENA slid 3%.
Price for lumber imported to Egypt slipped 3%.
Higher lumber prices improved second-quarter operations, while weak pulp demand, elevated inventories and lower pricing increased losses and contributed to mill closures.