China’s hardwood log imports grew 16% to 17.05 million cubic metres (31% of the national total log imports). The average price for imported hardwood logs in 2017 was $280 per cubic metre, up 11% on 2016, as ITTO reported.
Of total hardwood log imports, tropical log imports were 9.65 million cubic metres valued at $2.846 billion, up 6% in volume and 10% in value from 2016, accounting for 17% of the national total import volume.
The main imported hardwood log species are birch (11%), oak (7%), Chinese redwood (6%), okoume (6%), beech (5%), eucalyptus (5%), North American hardwood (5%) and poplar (3%).
