Forestry
Log and lumber imports to China down 19%
Log and lumber imports to China were down 19% during first eight months of 2012, y-o-y, with the biggest declines seen of logs imported from Russia…
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US surpasses Canada as largest wood pellet exporter
Pellet exports from the two primary pellet-producing regions on the North American continent, the U.S. South and British Columbia, have continued to…
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Timber and Wood Products market report - 18th September 2012
Chile and Brazil have began to supply Eucalyptus chips to Chinese pulp mills; however Japan continues to be the major destination for Latin American…
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US demand for lumber 'highest seen for May'
Lumber markets in the US improving with higher demand and increasing prices in the 2Q/12; sawlog price trends mixed, reports to the Wood Resource…
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Sawlog prices trending downward worldwide
Softwood sawlog prices continued their slide throughout the world in the 2Q/12, and the Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) was down for the fourth…
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Widespread local extinctions in tropical forest ‘remnants’
The small fragments of tropical forests left behind after deforestation are suffering extensive species extinction, according to new research led by…
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China importing 15 percent less sawlogs
China imported 15 percent less sawlogs in the first half of 2012 than in 1H/2011; in addition, prices for domestic and imported softwood logs were…
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Global Timber and Wood Market Report - 3rd August 2012
Wood chip prices fell throughout the US and Canada in the 2Q/12; the US South continues to have the lowest chip prices and Eastern Canada the…
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Rights of way must be 'more efficient' for landowners
The CLA has told the government it could only support the reform of public rights of way if the proposals are made more 'efficient' for landowners…
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Global Timber and Wood Market Report - 24th July 2012
Can changes in forest management regimes in British Columbia mitigate the sharp reductions in timber harvests caused by the mountain pine beetle?…
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