Price for bleached softwood kraft pulp exported from Chile contracted 7%.
Mercados
Price for lumber exported from Brazil changed slightly 0.6%.
Price for plywood exported from Brazil stayed flat month-over-month.
Softwood accounts for 97% of total import volume.
Price for logs exported from Japan gained 1.6%.
Company expects 2026 recovery driven by cost savings and lower wood prices.
Cypress lumber prices remain stable from December levels.
Price for wood chips exported from the U.S. dipped 1.0%.
Belgium remains the largest destination, while France records the strongest increase in shipments.
Price for plywood exported from Chile upped 1.6%.
Russia maintains supply dominance, while New Zealand is the only major supplier to increase shipments.
Price for wood pellets exported from Vietnam to Japan slid 1.8%.
Price for wood pellets exported from Canada contracted 7%.
Exports of logs from the U.S. contracted 11%.
Price for plywood imported to the U.S. contracted 10%.
Pulp deliveries rise 4% while paper deliveries decline and electricity output edges lower.
Price for particle board exported from Turkey rose 4%.
Price for lumber exported from Chile decreased 14%.
Asia accounts for more than 90% of Chile’s bleached softwood kraft pulp shipments.
Benchmark price holds steady week-over-week but shows a 7% increase from one month prior.