In January 2025, the US imported around 2.6 million m³ of softwood lumber, i.e. the same volume as last year. A look in the Datacube shows that this import volume corresponds almost exactly to the ten-year average (2.66 million m³).
The figures also reveal that Canada, the US’s most important supplier of softwood lumber, was able to slightly increase its deliveries by 2% to nearly 2.2 million m³. At the start of the year, Canada thus accounts for around 84% of all US imports.
Imports from Germany, on the other hand, were down by 6% year on year and amounted to 200,000 m³.
Even bigger decreases were recorded in shipments coming from Sweden (29,000 m³; -53%) and Austria (19,000 m³; -48%). In total, European countries shipped around 63,000 m³ across the Atlantic in January, which corresponds to a 19% decrease compared to the same month of 2024.
Over the coming months, the development of softwood lumber imports will depend heavily on the turbulent US customs policy. You can find more information on this in the following articles:
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