Index falls $5 from one month ago despite $7 gain since early September.
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Price for lumber imported to Kazakhstan rose 3%.
Price for lumber exported from the EU to MENA increased slightly 0.2%.
Exports of lumber from Finland slipped 2%.
Exports of lumber from Sweden decreased slightly 0.3%.
Price for lumber exported from Finnish to Algeria slipped 1.7%.
Price for lumber exported from Norwegian dipped 2%.
Several producers improved results, while mill closures reduced Nordic lumber capacity and production.
The new facility at Kočevska Reka will process beech timber in batches ranging from six to 15 metres.
Regional constraints, limited plantation expansion and infrastructure barriers will restrict how much additional softwood roundwood reaches markets.
Price for lumber imported to the UK upped 3%.
Plywood prices rose 25.8% year over year, while wooden log prices gained 0.9% in August.
Price for lumber imported to Egypt upped 2%.
Price for lumber imported to the UK gained 2%.
The mill will start at 80 million board feet annually and reach 108 million board feet at full capacity.
Softwood lumber prices rose 11.8% year over year, compared with a 5.1% increase in residential building material prices.
The project will add prefabricated floors, roof panels and stairs to the company’s existing wall systems.
The planned closure will remove about 110 thousand m3 of annual lumber production.
Index drops $18 from one month ago but rises $41 year-over-year with 9% gain.
Price for lumber imported to Egypt upped 1.0%.