Press Release – For Immediate Release
Seattle, USA.
May 2009
Japanese log imports fell 34% in 2008 – US replaces Russia as the leading supplier
to Japan
Importation of logs to Japan has declined for four consecutive years and was in 2008, 34
percent lower...
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Press Release – For Immediate Release
Seattle, USA.
May 2009
Japanese log imports fell 34% in 2008 – US replaces Russia as the leading supplier
to Japan
Importation of logs to Japan has declined for four consecutive years and was in 2008, 34
percent lower than the previous year and 50 percent lower than in 2004, reports the
Wood Resource Quarterly.
Practically the entire decline from 2007 has been that of
Russian shipments and the US has now become the leading supplier of logs to Japan.
Seattle, USA.
May 2009.
Japan is the second largest importer of logs in the world after
China.
For many years, sawmills in the country have been very dependent on the
importation of sawlogs for their wood raw-material needs, relying on 35 percent foreign
logs in 2008.
Imports of logs have fallen over the last ten years, while imports of
processed products such as lumber, plywood and fiberboard have increased during much
of the past decade.
In 2008, log imports equaled only 40 percent of 1998 imp
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