Regional constraints, limited plantation expansion and infrastructure barriers will restrict how much additional softwood roundwood reaches markets.
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Price for wood chips imported to the UK decreased 27%.
Price for wood chips imported to the UK increased 21%.
Thailand gained 12 percentage points of South Korea's hardwood chips imports; South Korea imported 307 thousand tonnes.
Price for wood chips exported from the U.S. expanded 9%.
Compared with the previous month, production was up 3%.
Imports of wood chips to Japan rose 1.0%.
Price for wood chips exported from Indonesia slipped 2%.
Price for wood chips exported from Vietnam to Japan slid 1.1%.
Price for wood chips exported from Thailand lost 8%.
Price for wood chips imported to the UK expanded 21%.
Price for wood chips imported to China dipped 4%.
Price for wood chips exported from Australia to China dipped 4%.
Funding will connect private forest owners with businesses using mill by-products and underused wood.
Funding will expand lumber drying capacity, develop biomass energy projects and advance wood-residue products.
Price for wood chips imported to South Korea increased 8%.
Price for wood chips imported to Japan increased slightly 0.6%.
Price for wood chips exported from the U.S. upped 3%.
Compared with the previous month, production was down 0.6%.
Price for wood chips exported from Indonesia slipped 2%.