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Timber and Forest Market report from Danske bank

November 28, 2009 by timbercommunity

Some of the conculsions in this report:

Sawn timber
• Swedish sawmills dominate in Europe
• The construction market start to takes off earliest next year
• Access the timber determines the European market

Timber and Pulpwood
• Nervous buyers drives higher prices
• Rörvik mess up the market with aggressive pricing

Real estate market
• Forest land prices are rising probably in the autumn 2010

Pulp market
• Higher pulp prices

 Interest rates & currency
• The Swedish crown is still undervalued