Log imports to China from New Zealand and the US were up 26 percent in the second half of 2012 from the 1H/12, and Chinese log prices reached new record highs, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly

Log imports to China were off to a slow start in 2012 but in the second half of the year, shipments picked up with New Zealand and the US gaining the biggest market shares, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. The Chinese domestic log market also heated up, with log prices reaching record high levels.

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