According to China Customs Statistics, China imported slightly more than 7 million m³ of softwood lumber from January to May, i.e. 30% less than in the same period of last year. Imports from Russia totaled 4.29 million m³ and saw a decrease of nearly 1.8 million m³ or 29% compared to 2020. Double-digit decreases were also recorded in shipments from Canada (472,000 m³; -61%), Finland (311,000 m³; -26%) or Germany (212,000 m³; -36%).
Softwood lumber imports from Ukraine (448,000 m³; +28%) and New Zealand (272,000 m³; +138%), on the other hand, saw a year-on-year increase.
As always, you can find the detailed development of imports in our Datacube.
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