Russia: Rising wood and wood products exports to China

It has been more than a year since Europe completely banned the import of Russian timber, plywood and other products. During this year, the output and sales of wood and wood products in Russia have declined, and the output of plywood has become the lowest point in 10 years. According to a recent report by the Russian agency Rossiyskaya Gazeta, as of June 2023, Russia had harvested 77.8 million m3 of commercial timber. Although production is increasing every month, it is actually still lower than last year’s level. Compared with last year’s 89 million ...