HR sume increases roundwood prices by up to 25% in August

The difficult sales situation for softwood logs in China is not yet reflected in the import volumes published by the General Administration of Customs China (GACC) for the first quarter of 2023. China imported 6.707m m³ (Jan.-March 2022: 6.634m m³) of softwood logs in the first three months. This equates to a minor...

On 18 May 2023, the General Administration of Customs China (GACC) lifted the ban it had imposed on imports of Australian softwood logs in autumn 2020. The move had been expected since the start of this year. Before the import ban entered into force, Australia had been one China’s relevant softwood log suppliers. China...

In the first quarter of 2023, prices for industrial roundwood in Sweden rose more sharply than those for sawlogs. Data established by the Swedish Forest Agency (Skogsstyrelsen) of Stockholm shows that the nationwide average price for industrial spruce was 5.2% higher than in the fourth quarter at SEK448/m³ (Jan.-March...