{"id":86899,"date":"2023-10-18T08:22:32","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T08:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tin.happy-projects.ro\/sharp-decline-in-chinas-birch-log-imports\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T17:26:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T17:26:57","slug":"sharp-decline-in-chinas-birch-log-imports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/sharp-decline-in-chinas-birch-log-imports\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharp decline in China\u2019s birch log imports"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to China Customs, birch log imports fell sharply in the first eight months of 2023 and were 971,231 cubic metres valued at US$130.73 million, down 33% in volume and 36% in value over the same period of 2022. The average CIF price for China\u2019s birch log imports fell 5% to US$135 per cubic metre.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The top suppliers of birch log imports were Russia and\u00a0Latvia. 95% of China\u2019s birch logs were imported from\u00a0Russia and some was imported from Latvia in the first eight months of 2023. In addition, China imported small volumes of birch logs from Estonia, USA, Belgium and Canada.<\/p>\n

China\u2019s birch log imports from Russia were 922,131 cubic\u00a0metres valued at US$118.6 million in the first eight months of 2023, down 27% in volume and 28% in value compared to the same period of 2022. The CIF price for\u00a0China\u2019s birch log imports from Russia fell 1% to US$129\u00a0per cubic metre.<\/p>\n

China\u2019s birch log imports from Latvia amounted to 48,064\u00a0cubic metres valued at US$11.7 million in the first eight months of 2023, down 73% in volume and 69% in value compared to the same period of 2022. The CIF price for\u00a0China\u2019s birch log imports from Latvia rose 14% to\u00a0US$243 per cubic metre.<\/p>\n

Russia's increase in the export tax on birch log exports has put pressure on Chinese enterprises and this is why imports have declined to a record low.<\/p>\n

Rise in birch sawnwood imports<\/strong><\/p>\n

In contrast to log imports, birch sawnwood imports increased in the first eight months of 2023 and were 475,863 cubic metres valued at US$98.79 million, up 10% in volume and 3% in value over the same period of 2022. The average CIF price for China\u2019s birch sawnwood imports fell 6% to US$208 per cubic metre.<\/p>\n

The rise in the export tax rate of Russian birch logs has prompted enterprises to process birch logs into sawnwood in Russia and export sawnwood to China. The largest supplier of China\u2019s birch log imports is Russia. In addition to imports from Russia, China imported small quantities of birch sawnwood from Estonia, Belarus, Latvia and Finland.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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