Russia achieved a plus of 6% or around 1 million m³ resulting in a total of 21.1 million m³ for softwood lumber exports between January and August. The different top destinations showed diverging developments, as preliminary data from the Russian custom authorities indicate.
With a share of over 60%, China is Russia's top market for softwood lumber. This means that China bought another 14% more than in the same period last year still (13.05 million m³). While exports to Uzbekistan declined by 11% to 1.6 million m³, exports to Egypt (799,000; +2%) and Japan (674,000; +14%) grew. Azerbaijan bought 9% less with a total amount of 594,000 m³.
For comparison's sake: In 2017, Russia exported 18.8 million m³ of softwood lumber between January and August, in 2016 during the same period 17 million m³.
In Datacube you can find detailed figures of Russian softwood lumber exports since 2014.
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