Sawlog prices have fallen by 15-20% in a majority of the countries manufacturing softwood lumber the past 12 months, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. In North America, prices were down only 7 percent because of healthy US domestic lumber demand and respectable log export volumes from both the US and Canada.

In July 2015, prices for overseas traded hardwood chip were 14% below their peak four years ago, according to the latest FOEX Chip Price Indexes.

Lack of domestic forest resources has forced the pulp industry in India to increasingly rely on hardwood chips from overseas for its wood fiber needs, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly.

A slowdown in the Chinese economy impacted the construction sector in early 2014 resulting in a decline in lumber import volumes by 16% in the 1Q/14 as compared to the previous quarter.

Importation of lumber and logs to China booms in 2Q/13, with imports up 30 % year-over-year, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly.

China importation of lumber and logs booms in 2Q/13, with imports up 30 % year-over-year, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly.