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Wood costs for the global pulp industry have increased 17 percent the past two years; only the US South has bucked the trend

March 19, 2011 by timber09

Global market pulp production increased by seven percent in 2010, which increased demand for wood raw-material. As a result, prices for wood chips and pulplogs were up in most regions of the world, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly.

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Brazilian president about the upcoming G20 meeting

November 8, 2010 by timbercommunity

In the participating in the G-20 group of major economies in the world, Brazilian President Lula da Silva said that world leaders have failed to solve the financial crisis of 2008 and the resumption of growth and exchange rates should be the priority of the meeting. During the radio program "Breakfast with the President", Lula said everybody knows "that the devaluation of currencies Chinese and American currency has caused a currency war and that the G-20 needs to find an equilibrium solution.

The supply and demand for Eucalyptus logs in Brazil has been in balance the past year, which has resulted in stable log prices in the local currency, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly.

July 8, 2010 by timber09

Eucalyptus pulplog prices in Brazil have been very stable in the local currency and they have hardly changed at all since 2006, as reported in the Wood Resource Quarterly. In US dollar terms, on the other hand, wood fiber costs have increased substantially because of the strengthening of the Brazilian Real.

Global sawlog prices close to five-year low because of weak lumber markets in the 2Q/09, reports Wood Resource Quarterly

December 1, 2009 by timber09

 Prices for softwood lumber have fallen in most markets worldwide the past year, including in Europe, North America and Japan, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. The weak lumber markets have pushed sawlog prices close to a five-year low.