{"id":140894,"date":"2021-06-03T10:40:17","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T01:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=140894&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2021-06-03T10:40:17","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T01:40:17","slug":"wood-shock-means-price-hike-for-kyushu-lumber","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/wood-shock-means-price-hike-for-kyushu-lumber\/","title":{"rendered":"Wood Shock Means Price Hike For Kyushu Lumber"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lumber scarcity in the U.S. has led to higher prices for Kyushu-produced cedar and cypress. Nationwide, lumber buyers who depend on imported lumber are now rushing to buy Kyushu-produced wood, causing a 30% ~ 40% rise in prices. The situation also exposes the vulnerability of the forestry business in Kyushu, as a shortage of workers prevented it from promptly upscaling production in response to this increase in demand. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20210531\/5010011970.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-140895\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/lumber-WEB-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/lumber-WEB-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/lumber-WEB-001.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/lumber-WEB-001.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/lumber-WEB-001.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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Nationwide, lumber buyers who depend on imported lumber are now rushing to buy Kyushu-produced wood, causing a 30% ~ 40% rise in prices. 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