In the first five months of 2022 China’s sawnwood imports totalled 10.78 million cubic metres valued at US$3.129, down 6% in volume but up 8% in value.

China’s sawnwood imports from Ukraine fell 66% to 160,000 cubic metres and the import value fell 58% to US$37 million in the first five months of 2022.

Russia, as the largest provider of China’s sawnwood imports, saw its exports to China drop 4% to 4.9 million cubic metres in the first five months of 2022.

However, Thailand, as the second largest supplier of sawnwood to China, saw its export volume and value rise 16% and 6% respectively in the first five months of 2022. 

China’s sawnwood imports from Austria surged 162% to 120,000 cubic metres, valued at US$17 million, up 39% in the first five months of 2022