Price for lumber imported to Kazakhstan downed 4%.
Perdagangan
A strong ruble, weaker demand in China and rail-logistics bottlenecks are the main factors behind the projected decline.
Exports of plywood from Russia to China decreased 8%.
Price for lumber exported from Finland to China upped 3%.
Price for lumber exported from Thailand to China gained 1.2%.
Price for logs exported from Russia to China upped 4%.
Price for logs exported from the U.S. to China increased 33%.
Price for wooden pallets imported to China decreased 8%.
Investigation traces FSC-certified timber sold in Europe to a Brazilian logging company that accumulated more than Euro 1.2 million in fines and a criminal conviction.
The primary woodworking machinery sector has been hit harder by the downturn than the secondary segment that supplies machinery for further processing.
Price for logs exported from Germany to China slipped 4%.
Price for bleached kraft pulp imported to China rose 1.2%.
Price for wood chips exported from Vietnam to China upped 1.3%.
Exports of wood veneer from China grew 11%.
Price for recycled pulp exported from Thailand gained 5%.
Imports of wood chips to China declined only 0.8%.
Price for bleached softwood kraft pulp imported to China increased slightly 0.4%.
Price for wood furniture exported from China gained 1.3%.
Price for bleached kraft pulp imported to China gained 1.2%.
Price for lumber exported from Belarus to China slipped 4%.