The performance of China’s timber imports in 2015 was the lowest for several years. Imports of wood products in 2015 declined 8% to $43.3 billion, ITTO reported.
The value of wood pulp, logs, sawnwood, waste paper, paper, paperboard and paper product imports dominated the trade in wood products in 2015.
The value of these 6 major commodity groups amounted to $39.2 billion, accounting for 90% of the total value of all wood forest product imports.
The average price for all wood product imports declined except that for wood chips. The average import price for logs fell the most dropping 21%.
The main reason for the over drop in imports was the sharp fall in the value of log imports.
