Finally, a ray of hope at the end of the export tunnel: Germany delivered more beech logwood in July than in the same period last year. As data by Destatis indicate, an increase of 5% (582,500 sm³) could be generated. Next to top customers such as China (+6%; 277,430 sm³) and Denmark (+7%; 17,600 sm³), Austria claimed 2nd place. The neighbor's import volume totaled solid 30% (162,300 sm³) of beech logwood in July. Also France's demand increased considerably during the summer months: +56% from 6,582 to 10,250 sm³.
Setbacks were observed for India. Exports to Southeast Asia were 23% weaker compared to last year (17,600 sm³). A similar situation was reported for Switzerland (-4%; 17,230 sm³) and Sweden (-83%; from 46,300 sm³ to 7,890 sm³) in July. With this, the Scandinavian kingdom starts the 2H on one of the last export ranks only.
| German beech logwood exports (sm³) |
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| Country | 01 - 07 2016 | 01 - 07 2017 | Change in % |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 261,458 | 277,431 | 6 |
| Austria | 125,106 | 162,304 | 30 |
| Denmark | 38,837 | 41,427 | 7 |
| India | 22,899 | 17,605 | –23 |
| Switzerland | 17,875 | 17,225 | –4 |
| France | 6,582 | 10,250 | 56 |
| Slovakia | – | 8,967 | – |
| Belgium | 9,087 | 8,638 | –5 |
| Sweden | 46,298 | 7,977 | –83 |
| Vietnam | 8,072 | 7,835 | –3 |
| Japan | 3,160 | 5,155 | 63 |
| Other countries | 16,412 | 17,652 | 8 |
| Total | 555,786 | 582,466 | 5 |
| Source: Destatis (preliminary data) | © Timber-Online 2017 |
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