Comment: Log price rise a flash in the pan

The outlook for the Chinese construction sector is about as rosy as Rotorua's motel strip

Marcus Musson: Light at end of tunnel for forestry exports

After a miserable July for the sector, things are looking slightly brighter for August.

Comment: Light at end of tunnel for forestry sector after challenges of June

June is particularly difficult in the cyclical forestry industry

Comment: Fuel price increase adds to challenge for forestry sector

Marcus Musson writes he expects another turbulent year ahead for the industry.

Time to get forestry's steel undies on again

The forestry industry is facing volatile global conditions.

Export log myths

One log as as many as 10 different grades and the higher up the lower the value.

Log market ends year on a low

The 2021 export log market will be known as the biggest rollercoaster in memory.

Export log price slide continues

The scary bit of this slide is the magnitude. It's the largest since the 90s Asian Crisis.

Forest owners lumbered with backlog cost

Increase in spot carbon price is probably due to speculation rather than pure demand

Log trading: The ups and downs

The issue with margin trading is that it becomes a numbers game.

Comment: Port congestion problematic in June

The average wait time for vessels is 22 days at a daily cost of US$30,000.

Comment: Log price hikes welcomed

New Zealand is the biggest supplier of softwood into China by a substantial margin.

Opinion: Export log prices remain high

Opinion: The unexpected log price highs are due simply to supply and demand.

Comment: NZ forestry on a high

Forest owners and investors are enjoying returns as high as we have seen in many years.

Comment: Seeing the wood for the trees

Opinion: Supply and demand imbalances different this year with various factors impacting.

Log markets appear tickety-boo

Markets appear positive around the traps and forest owners are making tidy returns.

Chinese demand and Aussie stoush fuel demand for Kiwi logs

China has come out of the Covid blocks firing and spending large on infrastructure.

Export log prices on the up

The additional supply to China is likely to continue as Europe combats beetle infestation.

Marcus Musson: Advice about forestry compliance

COMMENT: There is a view that the forestry compliance pendulum has swung too far.

Marcus Musson takes stand against the haters

The need for informed discussion around land use conversion has never been so important.

Export log market is fickle

How long the export market stays subdued for is anyone's guess.