Duty free imports could be possible up to June or July

In the second quarter of 2022, the uncertainty in North American residential construction, which has been reflected in a decline in building approvals and housing starts for several months, also affected the structural panels markets. Demand dropped significantly in virtually all regions; as a result, prices have...

US softwood plywood imports tumbled by around one-third to 341,267 (Jan.-March 2022: 510,757) m³ in the first three months of the year 2023. According to foreign trade statistics published by the US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) in Washington DC, shipments from Brazil showed a decrease...

The slight upward spiral in replacement prices for Brazilian elliotis pine plywood recorded in February and March 2023 was short-lived. Manufacturers had to make concessions again in the wake of slower demand from Europe and only sluggish growth in North American business. In mid-March, a few producers had already...