Imports of logs to Japan decreased 22%.
Commerce
Exports of MDF panels from Thailand lost 9%.
Exports to Switzerland, Italy, and Spain rise as tariff conflicts weigh on U.S. business and boost imports from Asia.
Chinese buyers push prices down as Russian exporters lack alternative markets.
Imports of wood pellets to Japan grew 11%.
Imports of softwood lumber to Japan grew 7%.
Funding includes $700 million for housing-linked lumber demand, $500 million in new loans for large softwood producers, and over $100 million in worker training, expanding on prior $1.2 billion forest sector support.
Price for recycled pulp exported from Thailand gained 2%.
Price for lumber exported from the U.S. to India stayed flat.
Imports of logs to India upped 2%.
Price for plywood exported from Russia to China decreased 11%.
Price for wood chips exported from Australia to China added 0.7%.
Imports of bleached softwood kraft pulp to China stayed flat.
The price for wood veneer exported from China stayed flat.
Price for logs exported from Russia to China grew 9%.
Mechanical paper records steepest decline as inventories drop 2% from September 2025.
Exports of wood chips from Vietnam to China decreased 23%.
Exports of lumber from Thailand to China lost 7%.
Imports of sack paper to China rose 1.1%.
The price for logs exported from New Zealand stayed flat.