European lumber exporters have expanded their sales overseas from 30% to 45% over the past ten years
Sawmills in several European countries have long been exporting large
volumes of softwood lumber outside their domestic markets.
Historically, most of the shipments were to neighboring countries on the
continent, and only about 20% were shipped overseas
WRI’s Hardwood Fiber Price Index fell to a 16-year low in the 2Q/20
Wood raw-material costs fell for most pulp manufacturers throughout the
world in them 2Q/20, reducing WRI’s two fiber price indices for the
fifth consecutive quarter. The q-o-q declines for the Hardwood Fiber
Price Index (HFPI) and the Softwood Fiber Price Index (SFPI) were 4.8%
and 1.9%, respectively.
