Wood product producer prices were 1.7% higher year over year.
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Manufacturing, services and construction activity indexes all declined from June.
Price for particleboard exported from Turkey rose 1.6%.
Higher lumber volumes and western log realizations helped counter transportation, fuel, freight and resin cost pressures.
Price for plywood imported to Mexico slipped 2%.
Price for plywood imported to Japan gained 2%.
Price for wood pellets exported from Vietnam to Japan upped 3%.
Price for wood chips exported from Vietnam to Japan upped 3%.
Price for lumber imported to Japan slipped 4%.
Price for wood pellets imported to Japan rose 1.7%.
Price for softwood lumber imported to Japan slipped 2%.
Price for plywood imported to Egypt increased 6%.
Price for lumber imported to MENA slid 3%.
Price for lumber imported to Egypt slipped 3%.
Higher lumber prices improved second-quarter operations, while weak pulp demand, elevated inventories and lower pricing increased losses and contributed to mill closures.
The company maintains lumber and panel shipment targets while continuing sawmill optimization, production improvements and capacity consolidation.
Price for lumber exported from Finland to China upped 1.8%.
Price for wood chips imported to China upped 2%.
Price for sack paper imported to China decreased slightly 0.5%.
Price for wood furniture exported from China rose 4%.