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EU tropical wood imports below historically low pre- COVID level

In 2023, the EU27 imported 1.59 million tonnes of tropical wood and…

UK’s softwood timber imports perform well despite challenging markets

Despite the challenging end to 2023 seen across the construction sector, UK…

The Red Sea crisis seriously affects U.S. furniture imports

Citing recent US media reports, the Red Sea crisis continues to ferment…

India: Sawn timber demand is picking up; import prices on the rise

Red Sea disruption has increased Europe to India container freight rates, resulting…

China: Reduced softwood log imports, prices down

China softwood log inventory is stable but daily port off-take has started to…

China’s log demand slows due to low temperatures

Log demand in China remained steady through November and early December but…

Finland’s softwood lumber exports on the rise; boost in raw wood imports from Latvia

Finland’s export volume of softwood lumber increased last October from a year…

EU plywood imports fall from record highs to record lows

For the first time ever in a 12-month period, total EU+UK imports…

China’s timber industry is accelerating driven by new policies in real estate and infrastructure

Since the beginning of this year, the Chinese government has rolled out…

Action required now by wood suppliers to meet EUDR requirements

Tropical wood exporters to the EU need already to be collecting the…