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In 2022 Russia increased the supply of sawn timber to the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) by 17.84%.\u00a0The export volume amounted to 1.2 million m3.<\/p>\n
In total, Russian timber exporters supplied timber to 15 countries in the region.\u00a0The most active growth was shown by deliveries to Iran, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan.\u00a0The main volume of exports fell on Iran (379 thousand m3) and the United Arab Emirates (334 thousand m3).<\/p>\n
The redistribution of supplies is associated with sanctions pressure from the EU states.<\/p>\n
\u201cDue to the change in logistics routes for entering the foreign markets of Russian lumber, many enterprises had to quickly switch to the countries of the Middle East and North Africa.\u00a0In 2022, shipments from the MENA countries grew the most in the UAE.\u00a0The Emirates managed to increase imports by 83% compared to the results of 2021.\u00a0This is followed by Iraq, which increased the import of sawn timber from Russia by 75% to 174 thousand m3, and Jordan - by 45% to 173 thousand m3,\u201d Pavel Chashchin, head of Roslesinforg, said in a statement.<\/p>\n
As for the entire export of sawn timber, in 2022, deliveries from Russia amounted to 22.7 million m3.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"