EU softwood lumber exports drop by 38% in H1/2023

EU's softwood lumber exports in the first half of 2023 fell by 38% in value to a good €5 billion compared to the same period last year. The export volume to the USA increased by 4%.  According to information from EOS based on Eurostat data, Germany's exports grew by 14% to 1.5 million m3, Sweden's by 24% to 630,000 m3. Finland's exports to the USA increased by a remarkable 71% to 84,000 m3. Austria (-25% to 209,000 m3) and Romania (-31% to 189,000 m3) recorded negative developments. Overall, the USA ...