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Massive increase in softwood log exports

Article by Martina Nöstler (translated by Eva Guzely) | 19.06.2020 - 08:41

From January to April, softwood log exports rose by 38% to 2.39 million m³. Volumes shipped to China more than doubled: 1.18 million m³ correspond to a 129% increase.

Exports to Austria decreased (465,000 m³; -10%), while those to Belgium (296,000 m³; +11%) and the Czech Republic (69,000 m³; +8%) increased. Remarkable developments took place in South Korea (63,000 m³; +97%), the Netherlands (55,000 m³; +104%) or Luxembourg (46,000 m³; +169%). Data are collected by Destatis.

As always, you can find detailed figures in our Datacube.

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