Since 2026, market prices for black walnut have remained stable at high levels in the Chinese market.

The market as a whole is currently stabilizing at elevated levels, and due to resource scarcity and rising import costs, upward pressure is expected to persist in the long term.

According to market quotes from China, the price of standard FAS-grade North American black walnut lumber (4/4" thick) remains at 2,027 - 2,172 USD per cubic meter, FAS-grade thick boards (4/8" thick) are quoted at 2,751 - 2,896 USD per cubic meter, while FAS-grade boards featuring rare grain patterns such as mountain grain and water ripple have climbed to 2,606 - 4,055 USD per cubic meter. Compared to the same period in 2025, while prices for core product categories have not seen a sharp surge, the trend of high-level pricing remains firmly in place.

Market traders indicate that black walnut prices will continue to fluctuate at high levels in the short term. On the one hand, supply-side resource constraints are unlikely to ease in the near future; on the other hand, the market share of alternative materials such as European walnut and domestic walnut is gradually expanding, which will exert some downward pressure on black walnut prices.