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Myanmar’s timber trade has increasingly shifted toward China as Western buyers cut spending, according to Wood Central, citing Forest Trends and the International Tropical Timber Organization. Western spending on Myanmar wood fell from US$78.4 million before the 2021 coup to US$1.2 million last year, the report says. The supplied account says trade with China is believed to move mainly through informal cross-border routes. It describes Chinese and Western buyers as having spent similar amounts on Myanmar wood in 2019, at about US$78 million each.…
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Shipments of European softwood lumber to the United States are substantially lower so far in 2026 than in the same period last year, according to Global Wood Markets Info. Lower export prices have also contributed to the loss of business, the report says. The year-on-year decline narrowed in August, but shipments remained well below the prior-year level.…
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said foreign-backed companies responsible for recurring forest and land fires could lose their operating permits, according to ANTARA. He made the remarks at a national coordination meeting in Jakarta on October 22, 2026. The report says Prabowo indicated that revoked concessions could be reassigned to younger Indonesians.…
Vida says softwood lumber demand has begun to improve in parts of Europe, but it does not expect a substantial recovery across its markets during 2026. Weak construction activity in Britain and high sawlog costs continue to squeeze Swedish sawmills, according to the supplied report. The company sees some recovery in Scandinavia.…
Roundwood trading in Finland increased sharply in September, according to Global Wood Markets Info. Purchases over the first nine months of 2026 nevertheless remained below levels in previous years. Sawlog prices continued to fall during September.…