Australian Timber Market Survey report releasedFriday 21 Apr 2023
Prices for untreated MGP structural timber products decreased in the December quarter 2022, with price movements ranging between -0.2% and -0.4% lower. Price movements for treated outdoor products were also downwards, ranging between -0.3% and 0.8% lower. Most panel products showed mixed price movements, which ranged within +/-1.0%, while price movements for MDF products were strongly upwards, ranging between 2.3% and 4.7% higher. Prices for LVL and I-joist/I-beam products continued to decline in the December quarter, ranging between -1.2% and -2.6% lower. Hardwood timber products – Six monthly Price movements for kiln dried structural hardwood products (F17 and F27) rose sharply over the six months to the end of December 2022, ranging between 2.8% and 6.6% higher. Price movements for green sawn structural products (F8 and F11) were up to 3.6% higher. Prices for hardwood flooring products also showed strong price increases in the six months to December. Price movements for Victorian ash and Tasmanian oak flooring products were particularly strong, rising by up to 7.6% and 8.8%, respectively. Price movements for Spotted gum and Blackbutt flooring were also upward, although less so compared to the Victorian and Tasmanian products, and ranged between 1.9% and 3.0% higher. The TMS collects price data through quarterly surveys of a representative sample of timber market participants in eastern Australia. All quarterly TMS reports contain price movement information for softwood timber, panels and engineered wood products. The June and December quarter editions also include price movement information for hardwood timber products surveyed over a six-month period. The TMS is prepared by Indufor and funded by 10 major Australian forestry organisations: Forestry Corporation of NSW; VicForests; Hancock Victorian Plantations; HQPlantations; OneFortyOne Plantations; Queensland Government Department of Agriculture and Fisheries; Green Triangle Forest Products; Sustainable Timber Tasmania; AKD Softwoods; and Southern Cross Forests. Further information and the latest Timber Market Survey report is available here. Source: Indufor | ||
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