Apr 13, 2015. /Lesprom Network/. China’s sawnwood imports totalled 25.65 million cubic metres in 2014 and were valued at $8 billion, up 7% in volume and 19% in value on the previous year. The average price for imported sawnwood was $373 per cubic metre, a year on year increase of 13%. Of the total, coniferous sawnwood imports rose 4% to 17.64 million cubic metres, at a similar level with 2013, ITTO reported .

Coniferous sawnwood imports from Russia and Canada together accounted for 78% of sawn softwood imports.

Coniferous sawnwood imports in 2014 from Russia were higher than from Canada for the first time. The average price for coniferous sawnwood imports was about $217 per cubic metre in 2014, a year on year increase of 1.4% slightly.

The pace of coniferous sawnwood imports from Sweden, Germany and Brazil was significantly higher than in 2013 while imports from New Zealand were dramatically lower than in 2013.

The main species of coniferous sawnwood imports were spruce, fir (40%) and scots pine (31%).