Wood price index in Germany for wooden packaging reducing in April 2023
The monthly price index for lumber and wood-based materials for wooden packaging and pallets fell in April 2023 compared to March.
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Lumber production in Canada reduced in January
Canadian statistic Agency reported that lumber production in the country had decreased 12.3% y-o-y to 3811.5 thousand m3 in January. This is 17.4% more than in the previous month.
German pine roundwood price index mainly lowering
The prices for German pine reduced in February 2023. On average, the index for logs decreased by 5,1%. B grade lost 8,9%, out of which 3/4 m lengths contributed with 7,4%.
Latvian lumber exports decreased more considerably again
In the 3rd quarter, exports of rough-sawn and planed softwood lumber from Latvia decreased by 14% to 706,951 m³, following single-digit decreases in the 1st (-9%) and 2nd (-1%) quarters.
Price for Polish oak climbs to new record level
In sales via the Internet platform e-drewno administrated by the Polish state forest administration Lasy Panstwowe, the price for oak sawlogs increased in December to an average of PLN1,713/m³ (nearly €365/m³) and therefore reached a new peak.
Exports to European countries from Finland decreased by 26%
In the 3rd quarter, exports of rough-sawn and planed softwood lumber from Finland to other European countries fell by 26% to 764,913 m³, following decrease of 4% in both the 1st and 2nd quarters.
Price for polish spruce sawlogs grew by 30.1%
The increase shown in the price of polish pine sawlogs in September continued at a slower pace in October.
Dutch furniture imports slightly increases
After growth of 25% in the 1st quarter, Dutch furniture imports grew again by almost one-fifth to €2.036bn in the 2nd quarter. Eurostat’s data inform that imports from the German market – which occupies the second place in the statistics – grew by 10% compared to the same period last year to €363.2m.
Spanish imports rose again
Spanish softwood lumber imports (approx. 295,374 m³) exceeded the preceding year’s figure by 19% in the 1st quarter of 2022. Import statistics revealed by the association of Spanish timber importers and the timber industry (AEIM), Madrid, says that registered at 264,420 m³, imports from other EU states also grew by 19%.
Record forest fires in Europe
There is an unprecedented heatwave in Europe now and wildfire conditions in Europe are getting worse. Fires in France, Spain, and Portugal have already destroyed more territory in 2022 than in all of 2021.