Significant overcapacity in the forest industry led to production curtailments that reduced demand for pulpwood, and pulpwood prices fell during the quarter. Log demand decreased, and log prices began to decline slightly from very high levels.
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Compared with the previous month, production was up 9%.
The company plants more than 100 million seedlings a year and says skidder tests put it on a path to full autonomy.
New sawmill under construction in Canada will raise log intake to 500,000 tonnes as North Island acquisition adds Ōtorohanga Timber Company operations.
The forestry group cites higher logistics and input costs, a stronger krona and uneven pricing between wood supply and finished products, while pointing to small pulp-price gains late in the quarter.
Price for logs exported from Russia to China grew only 0.1%.
Price for logs imported to China upped 1.6%.
Price for sawlog exported from Germany to China decreased slightly 0.8%.
Price for softwood logs imported to China slipped 3%.
Price for logs exported from New Zealand rose 1.3%.
Standing sales prices for sawlogs and pulpwood increased, while industrial roundwood purchases from private forests remained below year-earlier and five-year levels.
Imports of logs to the EU declined only 0.3%.
Price for logs exported from Lithuania declined only 0.1%.
Price for pulpwood imported to Finland decreased 7%.
Price for logs exported from Germany grew 9%.
Price for logs exported from Norway upped 1.4%.
Volumes stay above last year’s level, while March sawlog and pulpwood prices fall from December.
Pulpwood value jumps 17.1% while fuel wood climbs 2.6% and coniferous logs lead sawlog gains.
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Exports of logs from Brazil contracted 29%.