Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update
- a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC
Log imports to China from New Zealand and the US were up 26 percent
in the second half of 2012 from the 1H/12, and Chinese log prices
reached new record...
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Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update
- a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC
Log imports to China from New Zealand and the US were up 26 percent
in the second half of 2012 from the 1H/12, and Chinese log prices
reached new record highs, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
Log imports to China were off to a slow start in 2012 but in the second half of the year,
shipments picked up with New Zealand and the US gaining the biggest market shares,
reports the Wood Resource Quarterly.
The Chinese domestic log market also heated up,
with log prices reaching record high levels.
Seattle, USA.
Demand for imported softwood logs in China increased in the second half
of 2012 after declining during the first six months of the year.
Total imports in the 2H/12
were up nine percent, but the increase was not equally distributed between supplying
countries.
Shipments from New Zealand and the US were up 29 percent and 20 percent,
respectively, while Russian exports to China fell
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