March 2023 Market Update
Marcus Musson, Forest360 Director Opinion Piece You don’t have to look too far to find a negative report on our industry when it comes to the effects of the recent biblical rain events on the mobilization of woody debris. The media will never let t...
February 2023 Market Update
Marcus Musson, Forest360 Director Opinion Piece As expected, February has seen another solid lift in export prices courtesy of some increased in-market sales prices (CFR) and a reasonably subdued shipping market. The At Wharf Gate (AWG) prices offere...
January 2023 Market Update
Marcus Musson, Forest360 Director Opinion Piece I’m sure most in our industry were pretty happy to say sayonara to 2022 with the gilded belief that 2023 will see some economic stability in China now that Xi Jinping has realized covid is about as ha...
December 2022 Market Update
Marcus Musson, Forest360 Director Opinion Piece Christmas tidings might be a bit skinny for us tree huggers this year with subdued export pricing and a general feeling of unease going into 2023, probably a feeling very similar that Willie Jackson wil...
November 2022 Market Update
Marcus Musson, Forest360 Director Opinion Piece Inflation is front and centre of everyone’s minds at present and is more than likely causing Grant Robertson many sleepless nights. One of his biggest worries (and he’s got plenty) will be whether A...
October 2022 Market Update
Marcus Musson, Forest360 Director Opinion Piece It would be nice to be reporting on a rebound in the export market, based on solid demand and improved overall global macro-economic factors. But that would be about as factual as the government’s rec...
August 2022 Market Update
Opinion Piece Marcus Musson, Director of Forest360 Last month I made the comment that there was some light at the end of the tunnel regarding increases in export log pricing. It appears that the tunnel is quite long; and although we have had a modest...
July 2022 Market Update
Opinion Piece Marcus Musson, Director of Forest360 June is never a fun month in this game. We’re generally kidding ourselves by hoping that it’s going to be a dry winter, or that we’ve had enough rain already and there can’t be much left; a b...
