US sawn-softwood production reduced by 4%

In the first half of 2022, Sweden exported a total volume of 7.116mm³ (Jan-June 2021: 6.978mm³) softwood lumber and planed lumber, corresponding to an increase of 2%. According to figures published by the Swedish Forest Industries Federation (Skogsindustrierna), Stockholm, whilst exports within Europe decreased by 3%...

At 659,459 m³ (April-June 2021: 537,626 m³), Japan imported 22.7% more sawn softwood from Europe in the second quarter than in the same period of last year. As such, the growth rate remained at a high level but turned out be noticeably lower again than in the first three months when an increase of 45.5% had been...

Russia’s output of sawnwood in July 2022 was 13.3% lower than in the same month of last year at 2.192m m³ (July 2021: 2.527m m³), slightly more than the reduction registered in June (-10.1%). After increases in January and February, production started decreasing in the months that followed. According to the monthly...