US decrease 39.8% hardwood lumber exports to China in first quarter

Hardwood lumber exports from U.S. to China fell 39.8% y-o-y to 352.0 thousand m3 in first quarter with exports value declined 41.9% to $218.4 million, according to USDA data. Chinese share in U.S. total hardwood lumber exports decreased 12.6 pp to 42.1%. 

In the first three months of 2019, the total U.S. hardwood lumber exports dropped 21.8% to 836.0 thousand m3 with exports value fell 23.8% to $484.6 million.