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China's softwood timber imports saw a decline of 3.53% in 2021

Posted on February 21, 2022

  • In 2021, China imports decreased by 3.53% year on year to 68.99 million cubic meters of softwood timber, which accounted for 74.93% of the total timber imports, and the proportion decreased by 1.87% compared to the previous year.
  • Imports of softwood logs increased by 6.48% annually to 49.74 million cubic meters, among them the top 5 source countries (USA, Russia, New Zealand, Uruguay, Canada) supplied 40.96 million cubic meters, accounting for 82.36% of the total.
  • In 2021, China's softwood sawn timber imports decreased by 22.4% annually to 19.25 million cubic meters, among them, the top 5 source countries supplied 16.59 million cubic meters, accounting for 86.15% of the total.