The US exported 329,500m3 of hardwood lumber with a total value of US$226.9m to Europe in 2024. Export quantity was 6% more than the previous year, while export value fell by 1%. The gain for US hardwoods bucked a wider downturn in European imports of hardwood lumber. US share of total EU27+UK imports of sawn hardwood from outside the region was 22% in 2024, up from 19% the previous year and 15% in 2019. The rebound in US exports to Europe in 2024 followed a 34% decline the previous year when markets cooled dramatically ...