Imports of logs to Japan decreased 9%.
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Imports of wood furniture to Japan increased slightly 0.3%.
Price for wood furniture exported from Turkey slid 2%.
Price for particleboard exported from Turkey gained 1.6%.
Georgia timberland owners lose buyers as mill closures cut 3% of U.S. containerboard capacity.
Price for plywood imported to Japan rose 3%.
Price for wood pellets exported from Vietnam to Japan slid 4%.
Price for wood chips exported from Vietnam to Japan slid 1.1%.
Price for lumber imported to Japan gained 3%.
Price for wood pellets imported to Japan upped 3%.
Price for softwood lumber imported to Japan gained 2%.
Price for wood chips exported from Thailand lost 8%.
Exports of particleboard from Thailand lost 21%.
Price for MDF panels exported from Thailand contracted 19%.
Price for particleboard imported to Kazakhstan grew only 0.4%.
Price for plywood imported to the UK contracted 8%.
Compared with the previous month, production was down 10%.
Price for lumber exported from the EU to MENA gained 2%.
Price for lumber imported to Egypt rose 1.0%.
The plan aims to expand domestic wood supply after softwood log imports fell from 12.2 million m3 in 2000 to 1.6 million m3 in 2025.