WORLD MARKETS Forest owners capitalise on high prices T
he Finnish forest industry purchased 4 million m3
corresponding figure was 3.8 million m3 of wood in June and all timber grades were in good demand. The volume
of purchases doubled from May, matching the volume achieved in June last year. Timber prices were high, translating into excellent earnings for forest owners who made timber sales in June. Livelier timber sales activity in the early part of the summer has boosted the year’s aggregate procurement volume nicely. At the end of June, the aggregate volume of pulpwood purchases stood at 5.5 million m3
, while the for
sawlogs. Timber prices are now higher than they have been for a few years and also high when compared to the average price of the 2000s. Stumpage prices rose 3% on average from May this year. The average stumpage price of pine sawlogs was €57/ m3 €59/ m3
. Birch sawlogs fetched €44/ m3
and spruce sawlogs cost on
average. The average stumpage price of pine and birch pulpwood was €16–17/ m3 spruce pulpwood fetched €20/ m3
and on average. Exceptionally high market prices and good
demand, which is at least for now targeting all timber grades, provide favourable opportunities for high earnings from stumpage sales. There’s still time for forest owners to take advantage of favourable conditions, as summer is a great season to conclude timber sales.
Supply, demand, logistics and pricing to be tackled by Singapore conference
Global demand for wood fiber for both pulp manufacturing and renewable energy increased during 2010 and 2011.Worldwide trade of wood chips in 2010 was up 24% because of increased production of pulp and paper products worldwide; China showed the greatest growth in chip imports, with an increase over 400% in the past two years. Australia continues to be the major wood chip exporter, and shipped 11% more in 2010 than 2009. Consumption and trade of biomass in the form of wood pellets has also gone up dramatically the past few years. In 2010, the estimated global consumption of wood pellets was 13 Mt, a doubling in four years. These trends raise a number of questions about the future supply, trade and pricing of
wood fibre: How will demand for wood fiber for pulp manufacturing and energy generation develop in China and Japan? What is the wood supply outlook in Australia, Southeast Asia, Latin America and Africa? Which regions in the world have the most competitive wood fibre prices? What are the latest developments in the supply/demand balance of woody biomass in Europe? Will newly established energy plantations meet increases in demand for energy wood fibre? What new wood fibre supply projects globally have recently started up, or are planned?
These questions, among others, will be
answered by industry experts at the upcoming 5th International Woodfibre Resource and Trade Conference, which will be held in Singapore on
October 30-November 2, 2011. The conference is organised by DANA, Pike y Compania, and Wood Resources International. As of June 30, delegates from 26 countries had registered to attend the conference.
As always, the focus of these international pulpwood conferences will be to not only to educate, but to provide unique networking opportunities between wood fibre suppliers, consumers, traders and shipping companies from around the world. For registration and for more information about this event please visit the official website,
http://www.woodfibreconference.com
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