In second quarter of 2019, average price for softwood lumber imported to China from Canada decreased 14.8% y-o-y to $183 per m3, while volume soared 25.0% to 1.3 million m3, according to China Customs data.

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Softwood lumber supplied to China from Canada decline 14.8% in price in 2Q of 2019

In second quarter of 2019, average price for softwood lumber imported to China from Canada decreased 14.8% y-o-y to $183 per m3, while volume soared 25.0% to 1.3 million m3, according to China Customs data. 

Russia increased softwood lumber exports to China by 17.8% to 5.1 million m3, average price slid 9.31% to $169 per m3.

Total softwood lumber imports to China jumped 19.6% to 8.0 million m3, while average price dropped 11.6% to $180 per m3.