Excerpts from the 3Q 2015 issue of the Wood Resource Quarterly. To subscribe to the full 52-page market report, please visit www.woodprices.com
Highlights from the 3Q/2015 full report:
• Global sawlog prices fell and the GSPI Index has declined 14% in one year.
• The European Sawlog Price Index (ESPI) has dropped 24% in 18 months because of slower lumber markets and weaker currencies in in Europe.
• The two WRI wood fiber price indices for softwood and hardwood fiber (SFPI and HFPI) were down by 9.0% and 11.0%, respectively, from the same quarter in 2014.
• Lumber production in North America has gone up for the past few years. The biggest production increase during the first eight months of 2015 occurred in Canada.
• North American pellet exports to Europe reached the second highest level on record. Shipments to Asia have fallen significantly.
• Special report: Higher Demand for Lumber in the US: Where Will the Wood Come From?
Also, quarterly prices for sawlogs, pulpwood, wood chips, pellets and lumber from around the world.
The full news brief from the latest issue of the Wood Resource Quarterly can be found below.
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Hakan Ekstrom Wood Resources International LLC Seattle, USA
