Softwood log imports to China slowed in the 4Q/14, but 2014 was still a record year with the import value surpassing 5.4 billion dollars, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly

China is the largest importer of logs in the world and although the log shipments to the country slowed in the 4Q of last year, import volumes reached a new record high in 2014, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. The import cost of softwood logs in the 4Q/14 was seven percent below the prices seen in the 4Q/13 with the costs for logs from New Zealand and the US having fallen the most.

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Hakan Ekstrom, Wood Resource Quarterly