Price for logs imported to Japan lost 11%.
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Price for wood furniture imported to Japan upped 2%.
Price for particleboard exported from Turkey increased slightly 0.5%.
New Zealand log export volumes rise seasonally after strong March harvesting conditions.
Price for plywood imported to Japan dipped 3%.
Price for wood pellets exported from Vietnam to Japan upped 3%.
Price for wood chips exported from Vietnam to Japan upped 2%.
Price for lumber imported to Japan grew only 0.2%.
Price for wood pellets imported to Japan increased 6%.
Price for logs exported from Japan grew only 0.2%.
Price for softwood lumber imported to Japan slid 1.8%.
The U.S. posts the steepest decline among the largest softwood lumber import markets, followed by Germany and China, while supplier volumes fall most for Canada, Russia, and Austria.
Inventory rises to a 9.4-month supply as the median price increases to $422,500.
Imports of lumber to Kazakhstan upped 1.9%.
Compared with the previous month, production was down 5%.
Compared with the previous month, production was down 48%.
Compared with the previous month, production was up 2%.
Weekly and monthly decline totals $1, as the index remains virtually unchanged from both periods.
Canadian import taxes reach about 45% for many producers supplying U.S. builders.
More than half of the 20 tracked metro areas post year-over-year declines, led by Seattle, while Detroit’s March reading is unavailable due to local recording delays.