Producers of softwood and planed lumber  in Sweden were able to rise exports in all relevant sales regions during the first quarter of 2020.

In the fourth quarter of 2019 Spain imported a volume of 10,451m³ oak lumber; this shows a 21% decline comparing with the same quarter of 2018. 

The 2020 Raw-Material Summit/Sawmill Convention has been rescheduled again and is now appointed to 16-18 November. 

In Finland, the volumes of roundwood bought from the timber industry in the first quarter were quite low in comparison with the previous year. 

From calendar week 15 and onwards, a sufficient number of German sawmill companies are planning to send employees on short-time working.

During the fourth quarter of 2019, approximately 2.59 million m³ of sawn softwood was produced in Finland, which is 13,9% less than in the same quarter of the previous year. 

In the fourth quarter softwood lumber exports from Latvia to Great Britain dropped by 26% comparing to the same quarter of 2018 to 201,200m³. 

After declines of 4% and 6% in the first and second quarters of 2019, in the third quarter North American lumber production decreased by 5% comparing to 2018 to a total of 34.662m m³.

In September, the estimates from 15 German states on this year’s incidence of damaged wood and the still expected volumes of wood amount to 68.586m m³ among the whole range of tree species.

US furniture manufacturers in the residential sector in June were again unable to slow down the negative development in turnover and incoming orders, which has started in February.