by Web Editor | Sep 22, 2017 | News
Increased demand for softwood lumber worldwide has pushed lumber prices higher, especially in the United States and China during the first half of 2017, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly, published by Wood Resources International LLC. International trade of...
by Web Editor | Mar 8, 2017 | News
Global softwood lumber trade increased 12 percent year-over-year to reach a new record high of 121 million m3 in 2016, per estimates by WRI. Since the global financial recession in 2009, there has been a steady climb in international trade of lumber, with shipments...
by Web Editor | Dec 19, 2016 | News
Global trade of softwood lumber is forecasted to increase by almost 14% in 2016, driven by higher wood demand in China and the US, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. The World Trade Organization (WTO) reported in September that world trade will expand by only...
by Web Editor | Oct 10, 2016 | News
The upward trend of global softwood lumber prices is charted in the latest market update from Wood Resource Quarterly. Higher prices during the first six months of 2016 are due to higher demand and a weaker dollar. The report says the major importing countries have...
