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Exports of logs and lumber from the US and Canada to China
Exports of logs and lumber from the US and Canada to China are on pace to reach a record 2.6 billion dollars in 2011, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
The US and Canada have been exporting record volumes of logs and lumber to China in 2011. The Wood Resource Quarterly predicts that exports in 2011 will double those seen in 2010 to reach an estimated value of 2.6 billion dollars. Lumber shipments from Canada alone could reach 1.2 billion dollars this year. The North American share of log and lumber import volumes to China has increased from four percent in 2005 to 18 percent in 2010.
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Hakan Ekstrom, Wood Resource Quarterly