For the first eight months of 2017 total volume of lumber exports from Russia increased by 11.9%, to 12.156 million tons year-over-year, as Federal Customs Service of Russia said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
The worth of lumber exports increased by 22.9% to $2.58 billion.
10.449 million tons of lumber (+13.3%) worth $2.325 billion (+22.4%) were shipped to other countries; to CIS countries – 1.707 million tons (+4.1%) worth $256 million (+25.7%).
