Decreasing US softwood lumber imports as shipments from Canada fall

From January to April, US import volumes fell by nearly 7% or 860,000 m³. This is the result of a decrease in softwood lumber imports from Canada.

In the months from January to April, US softwood lumber imports totaled 11.72 million m³. As data published by the FAS show, this corresponds to a 6.8% decrease compared to the same period of last year. Shipments from Europe increased from 116,000 m³ in 2021 to 134,000 m³ this year (+15%).

The decrease is mainly the result of one country, i.e. Canada. With a total of around 9.8 million m³, US imports from its neighbor fell by 9.8% or 1.07 million m³ compared to the first four months of 2021. All other supplying countries, such as Germany (683,000 m³; +4.9%) or Sweden (320,000 m³; +32.6%), shipped more softwood lumber across the Atlantic. Imports from Romania (142,600 m³; +29.9%) and New Zealand (71,200 m³; +10.5%), for example, recorded double-digit increases, while imports from the Czech Republic were up by 148%, totaling around 45,000 m³.

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