Russia – the largest supplier of sawnwood to China

China’s 1H 2020 sawnwood imports totalled 13.83 million m³ valued at US$2.90 billion, a year on year decline of 64% in volume and 66% in value in 1H 2020.

Most suppliers saw a sharp fall in sawnwood exports to China in 1H 2020. The suppliers with more than 1 million м³ were Russia (6.43 million м³ -65%), Thailand (1.34 million м³ -63%) and Canada (2.68 million м³ -72%).