From January to October 2019, Austria imported 3.3 million m³ of softwood logs from the Czech Republic, i.e. 14% more compared to the same period of 2018.
With 1.2 million m³ (-18%) imports from Germany continued to fall compared to the previous year and so did those from Switzerland (86,000 m³; -41%).
569,000 m³ (+298%; +426,000 m³) came from Vaia-hit regions in Italy. Deliveries from Poland almost tripled compared to 2018: According to Statistik Austria, Austria imported 14,255 m³ of softwood logs from its neighbor in the first ten months of 2019.
Austria Softwood log imports (m³) January – October 2019
| Country | 2019 | 2018 | Change in % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2,262,875 | 2,225,041 | 1.7 |
| Germany | 918,531 | 877,335 | 4.7 |
| Slovenia | 567,022 | 536,289 | 5.7 |
| Japan | 258,454 | 258,353 | 0 |
| Croatia | 184,380 | 153,831 | 19.9 |
| USA | 162,624 | 157,244 | 3.4 |
| Czech Republic | 114,791 | 112,366 | 2.2 |
| Slovakia | 82,104 | 68,794 | 19.3 |
| Switzerland | 80,499 | 86,802 | -7.3 |
| China | 61,301 | 41,819 | 46,6 |
| Other countries | 508,776 | 533,303 | -4.6 |
| Total | 5,201,357 | 5,051,177 | 3 |
| Country | 2019 | 2018 | Change in % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 3,329,986 | 2,936,422 | 13.4 |
| Germany | 1,437,999 | 1,700,116 | -15.4 |
| Slovenia | 597,487 | 965,620 | -38.1 |
| Italy | 568,877 | 142,849 | 298.2 |
| Slovakia | 91,814 | 105,835 | -13.2 |
| Switzerland | 86,233 | 146,948 | -41.3 |
| Poland | 14,255 | 5,203 | 174 |
| Hungary | 9,116 | 9,946 | -8.3 |
| Romania | 4,372 | 0 | - |
| Croatia | 3,071 | 9,705 | -68.4 |
| Other countries | 4,451 | 1,150 | 287 |
| Total | 6,147,661 | 6,023,794 | 2.1 |
