Weak construction demand, higher freight costs and regulatory requirements are putting pressure on sawmills and timber traders.

Compared with the previous month, production was up 2%.

Price for wood furniture exported from Brazilian rose 1.3%.

Latvia lost 9 percentage points of Sweden's softwood log imports; Sweden imported 1.4 million m3.

Price for bleached kraft pulp exported from Canadian rose marginally 0.8%.

Compared with the previous month, production was up 12%.

Compared with the previous month, production was up 6%.

Malaysia gained 10 percentage points of U.S. hardwood plywood imports as the United States imported 581 thousand m3.

Price for logs exported from Brazilian increased slightly 0.9%.

Price for OSB exported from Canadian upped 1.9%.

Exports of bleached hardwood kraft pulp from Brazil dipped 2%.

Price for plywood exported from Brazilian lost 6%.

Price for lumber exported from Brazilian grew only 0.1%.

Price for wood chips exported from the U.S. expanded 9%.

Price for MDF panels exported from the U.S. to Mexico gained 2%.

Sweden imported 1.4 million m3 in Q2 as Latvia lost 9 percentage points of Sweden's imports.