Jul 22, 2011. /Lesprom Network/. According to statistics from Nanjing Custom, a total of 2.9 million cubic metres of logs valued at $570 million were imported through Jiangsu Province, China, from January to March this year. This represents a 26% increase in volume and a 23% increase in value over levels in the same period last year, ITTO reported. In terms of species, imports of Radiata pine were the largest at 561,700 cubic metres, up 88% from the same period in 2010. Imports of white pine, spruce and fir totalled 280,500 cubic metres, up 21%, while Larch imports topped 146,000 cubic metres (up 22%) and Okoume log imports jumped 28% in the 1Q 2011 to 109,400 cubic metres. At the same time, imports of Hemlock and Douglas fir logs also increased sharply to 37,500 cubic metres, up 841%. Imports of Korean pine and Scots pine fell dramatically to only 758 cubic metres, down 93%. In addition, small volumes of other logs were imported such as Merbau, 7,929 cubic metres, Kapur, 1,774 cubic metres, Oak, 531 cubic metres and Ash, 500 cubic metres.