The value of Builder’s Joinery imports rose 12.5% over the yea-ended August, lifting to an all-time record of AUD498.3 million, looking almost certain to rise above the AUD500 million mark s…

Imports of Mouldings rose 3.1% over the year-ended August 2018, lifting to 342,053 m3, having dipped modestly in late 2016 and early 2017. However, within the total rise – which is relatively…

Domestically produced sawn softwood product sales rose 1.1% over the year-ended August 2018, totalling a record 3.178 million m3. Sales for August were a record 302,392 m3, underscoring th…

Latest international log prices show the value of wood fibre has continued to grow over the last year. Baltic region log prices continued to rise in the September quarter, with latest availab…

Softwood sawnwood imports lifted a very large 43.8% to a record 819,972 m3 over the year-ended August 2018. Driven by the intersection of at least three main factors, imports rose sharply in A…

Woodchip and pellet exports from Australia are pushing towards new records with monthly export volumes increasingly being above 700,000 bone dried metric tonnes. June and July 2018 saw exp…

Australia’s imports of Builders’ Joinery – everything from doors and windows to posts and beams and floor panels – increased in value to AUD486.9 million, up 8.7% on the prior year. At a produc…

Imports of sawn softwood rose above 750,000 m3 for the first time over the year-ended July 2018. At 775,491 m3, annualised imports rose for the ninth successive month and were 37.0% higher tha…