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China is Russia’s top destination

Article by Jasmin Rainer (translated by Eva Guzely) | 13.06.2019 - 09:00

Softwood sawn timber exports to China rose from 5 to 6.2 million m³, i.e. by 22.6%, making China the number one market for Russia.

Uzbekistan comes in second with about 755,000 m³ despite a decrease of 10.3% compared to the first three months of 2018 (841,000 m³). Exports to Egypt grew by 28.5% to 416,000 m³ (2018: 324,000 m³).

In the first quarter of this year, Russian exports to Iran fell by 20.2% from 246,000 m³ in 2018 to only 196,000 m³ in 2019.

Russian softwood sawn timber exports January – March 2019

Country 2019 2018 Diff. in %
China 6,197,416 5,054,643 22.6
Uzbekistan 754,761 841,292 -10.3
Egypt 415,891 323,601 28.5
Japan 344,821 299,941 15
Azerbaijan 283,400 314,626 -9.9
Iran 196,245 245,919 -20.2
Estonia 188,065 212,952 -11.7
Germany 184,262 164,403 12.1
Finland 174,942 195,355 -10.4
Kazakhstan 163,040 174,483 -6.6
Other countries 1,086,506 1,097,468 -1
Total 9,989,349 8,924,683 11.9