The European bark beetle and windstorm calamity wood is starting to modify the dynamics of the Chinese timber market;  By November 2019, European softwood log exports to China increased by 484%;  European spruce logs are gaining market share at Chinese sawmills in the production of construction lumber and are displacing radiata pine logs and especially North American softwood logs;  The current Cost and Freight (C&F) at China’s main ports (by containers) is about Euro 95-100/m3 (US$ 105-110/m3).  In 2019, the most notable change in China’s softwood ...