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The most notable trend in the supply of sawn hardwood to the EU in 2017 was the sharp fall in imports from Africa, particularly from Cameroon, but also Gabon, Congo, Cote d\u2019Ivoire, Ghana and DRC. Imports from Malaysia and Brazil were more stable.<\/em><\/p>\n

Following a surge in 2016, EU imports from countries in the Congo region declined sharply in 2017. Imports decreased by 24% from Cameroon to 316,000 cu.m, by 22% from Gabon to 99,000 cu.m, by 17% from Congo to 54,000 cu.m, and by 51% from DRC to 16,000 cu.m.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Last year, there was also a continuation of the long-term decline in EU imports of sawn hardwood from West Africa. Imports fell by 21% to 48,000 cu.m from C\u00f4te d'Ivoire, and by 23% to 20,000 cu.m from Ghana.<\/p>\n

EU imports from Brazil and Malaysia were more stable in 2017, although only a shadow of earlier levels having already declined significantly in previous years. Last year the EU imported 148,000 cu.m of sawn hardwood imports from Malaysia 2% more than the previous year, and 105,000 cu.m from Brazil, 1% less than in 2016.<\/p>\n

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The decline in imports of tropical sawn hardwood during 2017 was particularly notable in Belgium (down 29% to 266,000 cu.m), France (down 26% to 105,000 cu.m), Italy (down 25% to 103,000 cu.m), Spain (down 22% to 56,000 cu.m) and Germany (down 21% to 40,000 cu.m).<\/p>\n

Imports increased 5% to 145,000 cu.m in the Netherlands, after a sharp decline the previous year. Imports in the UK declined only 1% to 88,000 cu.m.<\/p>\n

Increasing concentration of trade in the hands of a small number of large companies close to EU ports, and their role to distribute tropical sawn timber throughout the EU, mean it is becoming more difficult to relate import trends with changes in consumption at national level in the EU.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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