- China is increasing importation of logs from New Zealand and Europe, while diminishing imports from North America and Russia  - As a region, Europe is now the second largest supplier of softwood logs to China behind New Zealand  New Zealand continues to expand its market share in China, supplying 39% of the total import volume in the 3Q/19, up from 32% five years earlier. Russia and North America suffered the largest declines in the Chinese market share from 2015 to 2019, with Russia's share falling from 28% to 12%, and North America from 21% to ...