Lumber prices rose 3.8% month over month and 5.0% year over year.

Production centralises to Oulu, Oulainen, and Kalajoki sawmills as log costs pressure profitability.

Index falls $5 from one month ago despite $7 gain since early September.

Price for lumber imported to Kazakhstan rose 3%.

Price for lumber exported from the EU to MENA grew only 0.2%.

Price for logs exported from Lithuanian slid 4%.

Price for wood pellets imported to the EU contracted 7%.

Price for lumber exported from Finnish contracted 9%.

Price for lumber exported from Swedish contracted 8%.

Price for wood furniture exported from Italian expanded 41%.

Price for lumber exported from Finnish to Algeria dipped 1.7%.

Price for pulpwood imported to Finland upped 5%.

The exploration will examine timber production, multiple use, conservation and protection across public forests.

Price for lumber exported from Norwegian dipped 2%.

Price for OSB exported from Norwegian lost 5%.

Price for logs exported from Norwegian decreased 10%.