Latest Blogs on the Timber Industry & Trade Digitization

Timber Exchange | November 13, 2025

In the global timber market, price visibility has become just as important as the wood itself. Buyers, sellers, and policymakers no longer make decisions in isolation; they look to market data, benchmarks, and cost curves to guide their choices. These tools don’t just crunch numbers; they reshape how the timber supply chain negotiates, trades, and plans for the future.

Global Lumber Market | October 22, 2025

The year 2025 marks a turning point for the timber industry, driven by significant policy shifts worldwide. From tariffs and sustainability mandates to regulatory frameworks, these policies are set to influence timber supply, pricing dynamics, and market structures in profound ways.

Timber Industry Analysis | September 19, 2025

The global timber supply chain is showing contradictory signals that could reshape trade flows, pricing, and demand well into 2026. What does this mean for sawmills, traders and importers? The answer is anything but straightforward.

Timber Industry Analysis | July 21, 2025

Timber markets in 2025 refuse to sit still. Even in so-called "stable" months, inventories bloat, freight costs lurch on geopolitical headlines, and pricing dynamics pivot almost overnight.

Timber Exchange | July 14, 2025

At Timber Exchange, we’ve always been obsessed with helping and making a difference. Helping the global timber market make better decisions, but also doing something greater, having a real impact for good.

Timber Industry Analysis | June 12, 2025

Every week in 2025 seems to bring a new curveball—policy shocks, freight snarls, or a sudden surge of discounted stock from halfway across the world. When you sign a multi-million-euro contract today, you’re betting that next month’s prices, duties, and demand curves won’t blind-side you.

Digitization | February 14, 2025

The Digital Standards Initiative (DSI) of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has taken a significant step forward in revolutionising global trade by launching a comprehensive framework for end-to-end supply chain digitalisation.

Market Trend | January 29, 2025

The Timber Exchange January Barometer provides fresh insights into the global lumber market, revealing how leading industry professionals anticipate price changes over the next three months.

Timber Industry Analysis | January 17, 2025

Volumes of key timber and panel products saw a notable uplift in October 2024, with a 15% increase in total imports compared to October 2023, according to the latest data from Timber Development UK (TDUK). This marks a strong recovery trend, reducing the cumulative import deficit for the year to date to just 1.2%.

Timber Industry Analysis | December 24, 2024

In 2022, Canadian softwood lumber shipments experienced a significant decline, dropping by nearly 2.2 billion board feet—a 9.4% decrease compared to 2021. This downward trend has persisted into 2023, with total shipments falling from 20.9 billion board feet in 2022 to 19.8 billion board feet in 2023, marking a further loss of 1.1 billion board feet.