Price for logs exported from Russia to China increased 5%.
Commerce
Inventories increase 6% year-over-year as unbleached bag and sack shipments fall 2.6%.
Purchases for major categories drop 14% in October as total inventory levels decline 2% from November.
Price for logs exported from Lithuania increased 6%.
Price for lumber exported from Sweden to Morocco lost 6%.
Price for wood pellets imported to Italy increased 9%.
Price for lumber imported to Italy changed only 0.1%.
Exports of wood chips from Vietnam to China dipped 1.6%.
Export volume reaches 2.45 million m3 as average price declines 5%, affected by U.S. tariffs and EU anti-dumping duties.
Price for softwood logs imported to China gained 4%.
Price for softwood lumber imported to China stayed flat.
Price for logs imported to European Union upped 4%.
Price for plywood imported to European Union slipped 2%.
Price for wood pellets imported to European Union changed marginally 0.5%.
Price for lumber exported from Sweden slipped 4%.
Price for wood chips imported to South Korea increased 28%.
The agreement between Natural Resources Canada, British Columbia, and China’s housing ministry advances cooperation on sustainable wood construction and trade diversification.
Price for OSB exported from Norway expanded 6%.
Price for logs exported from Norway changed slightly 0.3%.
Exports of lumber from Norway dipped 3%.