Exportation of logs and lumber from Russia failed to increase in the 4Q/14 despite the advantage of an almost 50% depreciated Rouble, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly

The much-depreciated Russian rouble has given Russian exporters of logs and lumber a good opportunity to increase shipments of their products. However, softwood sawlog export volumes in the 4Q/14 were up only by 2-3% from the same quarter in 2013, while lumber exports declined over the same time period, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly.

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Hakan Ekstrom