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FWPA is preparing to host a series of one-hour webinars to explain the recent changes in supply and demand for timber products, both within Australia and overseas. The webinars will draw on si…
FWPA is preparing to host a series of one-hour webinars to explain the recent changes in supply and demand for timber products, both within Australia and overseas. The webinars will draw on si…
The Australian Government is partnering with Forest and Wood Products Australia to support research and development into new forestry products through the 2021 National University Wood C…
Frozen from the mainland Chinese market, Australia’s log exporters are managing to recover some export opportunities, with some proving to be tough nuts to crack. Australia’s total log exp…
Sawn softwood imports lifted 15.3% over the year-ended March 2021, lifting to a total 524,002 m3, as the sawnwood supply chain struggles to meet explosive demand. Imports have been increasi…
In late July 2020 I wrote an article in the WOOD MARKETS Monthly Report (my last-ever editorial) where I posed the question if W-SPF 2×4 #2&Better Random Lengths (FOB BC Mill) lumbe…
Old fashioned economists when talking about market dynamics are really talking about the interplay between supply and demand with price being the allocative mechanism. In simple terms hig…
The latest forecasts of sawn softwood sales, prepared by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural & Resource Economics (ABARES) demonstrate how difficult the forecaster’s task can be.…
Australia’s sales of sawn softwood were up 8% year-ended March 2021. At a total 3.112 Mm3, sales are closing in on the all-time record. Battling to meet runaway demand, local producers have be…