US imports of tropical sawnwood in the first half of 2017 were 9% higher than in the same period in 2016. However, there were some significant changes in the sources of tropical sawnwood, as ITTO reported.
Year-on-year 2017 imports from Peru dropped a massive 73% and imports from Malaysia were down 42%. On the other hand US imports of sawnwood from Cameroon were up 18% in the first half of this year and imports from the Republic of the Congo rose 10% compared to 2016.
