{"id":88860,"date":"2025-05-17T07:04:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T07:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tin.happy-projects.ro\/falling-demand-and-policy-shifts-drive-down-chinas-log-imports-and-prices\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T17:30:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T17:30:31","slug":"falling-demand-and-policy-shifts-drive-down-chinas-log-imports-and-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/falling-demand-and-policy-shifts-drive-down-chinas-log-imports-and-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"Falling demand and policy shifts drive down China\u2019s log imports and prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"34\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"34\">Decline in China\u2019s log imports<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"36\" data-end=\"331\">China\u2019s log imports in the first quarter of 2025 totalled 8.07 million cubic metres valued at US$1.352 billion, down 9% in volume and 10% in value compared to the first quarter of 2024. The average price for imported logs was US$168 (CIF) per cubic metre, down 1.3% from the same period of 2024.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"333\" data-end=\"577\">Of total log imports, softwood log imports dropped 7% to 5.78 million cubic metres, accounting for 72% of the national total. The average price for imported softwood logs declined 5% to US$127 (CIF) per cubic metre over the same period of 2024.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"579\" data-end=\"638\"><strong data-start=\"579\" data-end=\"638\">China\u2019s log import volumes in the first quarter of 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"_tableContainer_16hzy_1\">\n<div class=\"_tableWrapper_16hzy_14 group flex w-fit flex-col-reverse\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<table class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\" style=\"height: 150px;\" width=\"907\" data-start=\"640\" data-end=\"1014\">\n<thead data-start=\"640\" data-end=\"699\">\n<tr data-start=\"640\" data-end=\"699\">\n<th data-start=\"640\" data-end=\"661\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Volume<\/th>\n<th data-start=\"661\" data-end=\"683\" data-col-size=\"sm\">2025 Q1 (mil. cu.m)<\/th>\n<th data-start=\"683\" data-end=\"699\" data-col-size=\"sm\">% change YoY<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"1014\">\n<tr data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"825\">\n<td data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"784\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Total log imports<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"784\" data-end=\"807\">8.07<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"807\" data-end=\"825\">-9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"826\" data-end=\"888\">\n<td data-start=\"826\" data-end=\"847\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Softwood logs<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"847\" data-end=\"870\">5.78<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"870\" data-end=\"888\">-7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"889\" data-end=\"951\">\n<td data-start=\"889\" data-end=\"910\" data-col-size=\"sm\">All hardwood logs<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"910\" data-end=\"933\">2.28<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"933\" data-end=\"951\">-14%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"952\" data-end=\"1014\">\n<td data-start=\"952\" data-end=\"973\" data-col-size=\"sm\">(Tropical Logs)<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"973\" data-end=\"996\">1.22<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"996\" data-end=\"1014\">-19%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"sticky end-(--thread-content-margin) h-0 self-end select-none\">\n<div class=\"absolute end-0 flex items-end\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"1016\" data-end=\"1044\"><em data-start=\"1016\" data-end=\"1044\">Data source: China Customs<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1107\"><strong data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1107\">Value of China's log imports in the first quarter of 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"_tableContainer_16hzy_1\">\n<div class=\"_tableWrapper_16hzy_14 group flex w-fit flex-col-reverse\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<table class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\" style=\"height: 155px;\" width=\"907\" data-start=\"1109\" data-end=\"1472\">\n<thead data-start=\"1109\" data-end=\"1167\">\n<tr data-start=\"1109\" data-end=\"1167\">\n<th data-start=\"1109\" data-end=\"1130\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Value<\/th>\n<th data-start=\"1130\" data-end=\"1151\" data-col-size=\"sm\">2025 Q1 (US$ mil.)<\/th>\n<th data-start=\"1151\" data-end=\"1167\" data-col-size=\"sm\">% change YoY<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody data-start=\"1229\" data-end=\"1472\">\n<tr data-start=\"1229\" data-end=\"1289\">\n<td data-start=\"1229\" data-end=\"1250\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Total log imports<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"1250\" data-end=\"1271\">1,352<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"1271\" data-end=\"1289\">-10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1290\" data-end=\"1350\">\n<td data-start=\"1290\" data-end=\"1311\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Softwood logs<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"1311\" data-end=\"1332\">734<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"1332\" data-end=\"1350\">-11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1351\" data-end=\"1411\">\n<td data-start=\"1351\" data-end=\"1372\" data-col-size=\"sm\">All hardwood logs<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"1372\" data-end=\"1393\">618<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"1393\" data-end=\"1411\">-8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1412\" data-end=\"1472\">\n<td data-start=\"1412\" data-end=\"1433\" data-col-size=\"sm\">(Tropical Logs)<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"1433\" data-end=\"1454\">302<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"1454\" data-end=\"1472\">-23%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"sticky end-(--thread-content-margin) h-0 self-end select-none\">\n<div class=\"absolute end-0 flex items-end\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"1474\" data-end=\"1502\"><em data-start=\"1474\" data-end=\"1502\">Data source: China Customs<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1504\" data-end=\"1555\"><strong data-start=\"1504\" data-end=\"1555\">Average log prices in the first quarter of 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"_tableContainer_16hzy_1\">\n<div class=\"_tableWrapper_16hzy_14 group flex w-fit flex-col-reverse\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<table class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\" style=\"height: 149px;\" width=\"909\" data-start=\"1557\" data-end=\"1908\">\n<thead data-start=\"1557\" data-end=\"1613\">\n<tr data-start=\"1557\" data-end=\"1613\">\n<th data-start=\"1557\" data-end=\"1578\" data-col-size=\"sm\">CIF price<\/th>\n<th data-start=\"1578\" data-end=\"1597\" data-col-size=\"sm\">2025 Q1 (US$\/m\u00b3)<\/th>\n<th data-start=\"1597\" data-end=\"1613\" data-col-size=\"sm\">% change YoY<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody data-start=\"1673\" data-end=\"1908\">\n<tr data-start=\"1673\" data-end=\"1731\">\n<td data-start=\"1673\" data-end=\"1694\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Total log imports<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"1694\" data-end=\"1713\">168<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"1713\" data-end=\"1731\">-1.30%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1732\" data-end=\"1790\">\n<td data-start=\"1732\" data-end=\"1753\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Softwood logs<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"1753\" data-end=\"1772\">127<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"1772\" data-end=\"1790\">-5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1791\" data-end=\"1849\">\n<td data-start=\"1791\" data-end=\"1812\" data-col-size=\"sm\">All hardwood logs<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"1812\" data-end=\"1831\">271<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"1831\" data-end=\"1849\">6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1850\" data-end=\"1908\">\n<td data-start=\"1850\" data-end=\"1871\" data-col-size=\"sm\">(Tropical Logs)<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"1871\" data-end=\"1890\">247<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"1890\" data-end=\"1908\">-4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"sticky end-(--thread-content-margin) h-0 self-end select-none\">\n<div class=\"absolute end-0 flex items-end\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"1910\" data-end=\"1938\"><em data-start=\"1910\" data-end=\"1938\">Data source: China Customs<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1940\" data-end=\"2158\">Hardwood log imports fell 14% to 2.28 million cubic metres and accounted for 28% of the national total. The average price for imported hardwood logs rose 6% to US$271 (CIF) per cubic metre over the same period of 2024.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2160\" data-end=\"2509\">Of total hardwood log imports, tropical log imports were 1.22 million cubic metres valued at US$302 million CIF, down 19% in volume and 23% in value from the same period of 2024, accounting for 15% of the national total import volume. The average price for imported tropical logs was US$247 CIF per cubic metre, down 4% from the same period of 2024.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2511\" data-end=\"2888\">The main reasons for the decrease in China\u2019s log imports in the first quarter of 2025 were mainly because domestic demand for wood products continued to weaken due to the sluggish real estate sector. Another reason is that China has implemented a \"bamboo instead of wood\" policy favoring the use of alternative materials and thus reducing the demand for logs imports currently.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2890\" data-end=\"3007\">The aim of this policy is the enhancement of environmental awareness and the development of sustainable architecture.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3009\" data-end=\"3205\">China\u2019s log imports have also been impacted by China-US taxation frictions. Beginning in April 2025 China ended log imports from the US resulting in a significant reduction in overall log imports.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3207\" data-end=\"3582\">The fluctuations in the log import market in the first quarter of 2025 reflect the dual challenges of the slowdown in domestic real estate sector and manufacturing demand as well as the restructuring of the international supply chain. In the future, the optimisation and diversified supply chain for China's log import structure will become key to balancing costs and supply.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3584\" data-end=\"3627\"><strong data-start=\"3584\" data-end=\"3627\">Decline in log imports from New Zealand<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3629\" data-end=\"4045\">New Zealand still remained the largest supplier of log imports to China in the first quarter of 2025. China\u2019s log imports from New Zealand fell 2% to 4.20 million cubic metres valued at US$514 million, down 7% over the same period of 2024. The average CIF price for China\u2019s log imports from New Zealand fell 5% to US$129 per cubic metre. Log imports from New Zealand accounted for 52% of the total log import volume.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4047\" data-end=\"4270\">The rapid development of both the Belt and Road Initiative and the China-Europe Freight Railway has promoted an increase in the number of supplying logs to China thereby reducing which has impacted imports from New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4272\" data-end=\"4335\"><strong data-start=\"4272\" data-end=\"4335\">Main log suppliers in the first quarter of 2025 (by volume)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"_tableContainer_16hzy_1\">\n<div class=\"_tableWrapper_16hzy_14 group flex w-fit flex-col-reverse\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<table class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\" style=\"height: 360px;\" width=\"899\" data-start=\"4337\" data-end=\"4970\">\n<thead data-start=\"4337\" data-end=\"4382\">\n<tr data-start=\"4337\" data-end=\"4382\">\n<th data-start=\"4337\" data-end=\"4354\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Supplier<\/th>\n<th data-start=\"4354\" data-end=\"4366\" data-col-size=\"sm\">000s cu.m<\/th>\n<th data-start=\"4366\" data-end=\"4382\" data-col-size=\"sm\">YoY % change<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody data-start=\"4432\" data-end=\"4970\">\n<tr data-start=\"4432\" data-end=\"4480\">\n<td data-start=\"4432\" data-end=\"4449\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Total<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"4449\" data-end=\"4462\">8,066<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"4462\" data-end=\"4480\">-9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"4481\" data-end=\"4529\">\n<td data-start=\"4481\" data-end=\"4498\" data-col-size=\"sm\">New Zealand<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"4498\" data-end=\"4511\">4,197<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"4511\" data-end=\"4529\">-2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"4530\" data-end=\"4578\">\n<td data-start=\"4530\" data-end=\"4547\" data-col-size=\"sm\">PNG<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"4547\" data-end=\"4560\">479<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"4560\" data-end=\"4578\">-13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"4579\" data-end=\"4627\">\n<td data-start=\"4579\" data-end=\"4596\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Russia<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"4596\" data-end=\"4609\">408<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"4609\" data-end=\"4627\">-19%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"4628\" data-end=\"4676\">\n<td data-start=\"4628\" data-end=\"4645\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Japan<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"4645\" data-end=\"4658\">380<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"4658\" data-end=\"4676\">25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"4677\" data-end=\"4725\">\n<td data-start=\"4677\" data-end=\"4694\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Solomon Is.<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"4694\" data-end=\"4707\">363<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"4707\" data-end=\"4725\">-28%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"4726\" data-end=\"4774\">\n<td data-start=\"4726\" data-end=\"4743\" data-col-size=\"sm\">USA<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"4743\" data-end=\"4756\">343<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"4756\" data-end=\"4774\">-17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"4775\" data-end=\"4823\">\n<td data-start=\"4775\" data-end=\"4792\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Canada<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"4792\" data-end=\"4805\">336<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"4805\" data-end=\"4823\">11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"4824\" data-end=\"4872\">\n<td data-start=\"4824\" data-end=\"4841\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Germania<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"4841\" data-end=\"4854\">221<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"4854\" data-end=\"4872\">-46%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"4873\" data-end=\"4921\">\n<td data-start=\"4873\" data-end=\"4890\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Fran\u021ba<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"4890\" data-end=\"4903\">150<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"4903\" data-end=\"4921\">1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"4922\" data-end=\"4970\">\n<td data-start=\"4922\" data-end=\"4939\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Latvia<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"4939\" data-end=\"4952\">145<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"4952\" data-end=\"4970\">44%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"sticky end-(--thread-content-margin) h-0 self-end select-none\">\n<div class=\"absolute end-0 flex items-end\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"4972\" data-end=\"5000\"><em data-start=\"4972\" data-end=\"5000\">Data source: China Customs<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5002\" data-end=\"5064\"><strong data-start=\"5002\" data-end=\"5064\">Main log suppliers in the first quarter of 2025 (by value)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"_tableContainer_16hzy_1\">\n<div class=\"_tableWrapper_16hzy_14 group flex w-fit flex-col-reverse\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<table class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\" style=\"height: 365px;\" width=\"898\" data-start=\"5066\" data-end=\"5777\">\n<thead data-start=\"5066\" data-end=\"5117\">\n<tr data-start=\"5066\" data-end=\"5117\">\n<th data-start=\"5066\" data-end=\"5083\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Supplier<\/th>\n<th data-start=\"5083\" data-end=\"5101\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Value (US$ mil)<\/th>\n<th data-start=\"5101\" data-end=\"5117\" data-col-size=\"sm\">YoY % change<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody data-start=\"5173\" data-end=\"5777\">\n<tr data-start=\"5173\" data-end=\"5227\">\n<td data-start=\"5173\" data-end=\"5190\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Total<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"5190\" data-end=\"5209\">1,352<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"5209\" data-end=\"5227\">-10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"5228\" data-end=\"5282\">\n<td data-start=\"5228\" data-end=\"5245\" data-col-size=\"sm\">New Zealand<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"5245\" data-end=\"5264\">514<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"5264\" data-end=\"5282\">-7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"5283\" data-end=\"5337\">\n<td data-start=\"5283\" data-end=\"5300\" data-col-size=\"sm\">PNG<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"5300\" data-end=\"5319\">114<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"5319\" data-end=\"5337\">-5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"5338\" data-end=\"5392\">\n<td data-start=\"5338\" data-end=\"5355\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Russia<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"5355\" data-end=\"5374\">54<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"5374\" data-end=\"5392\">-15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"5393\" data-end=\"5447\">\n<td data-start=\"5393\" data-end=\"5410\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Japan<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"5410\" data-end=\"5429\">48<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"5429\" data-end=\"5447\">31%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"5448\" data-end=\"5502\">\n<td data-start=\"5448\" data-end=\"5465\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Solomon Is<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"5465\" data-end=\"5484\">60<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"5484\" data-end=\"5502\">-33%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"5503\" data-end=\"5557\">\n<td data-start=\"5503\" data-end=\"5520\" data-col-size=\"sm\">USA<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"5520\" data-end=\"5539\">155<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"5539\" data-end=\"5557\">1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"5558\" data-end=\"5612\">\n<td data-start=\"5558\" data-end=\"5575\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Canada<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"5575\" data-end=\"5594\">60<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"5594\" data-end=\"5612\">9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"5613\" data-end=\"5667\">\n<td data-start=\"5613\" data-end=\"5630\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Germania<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"5630\" data-end=\"5649\">38<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"5649\" data-end=\"5667\">-39%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"5668\" data-end=\"5722\">\n<td data-start=\"5668\" data-end=\"5685\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Fran\u021ba<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"5685\" data-end=\"5704\" data-col-size=\"sm\">43<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"5704\" data-end=\"5722\">6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"5723\" data-end=\"5777\">\n<td data-start=\"5723\" data-end=\"5740\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Latvia<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"5740\" data-end=\"5759\">19<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"5759\" data-end=\"5777\">35%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"sticky end-(--thread-content-margin) h-0 self-end select-none\">\n<div class=\"absolute end-0 flex items-end\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"5779\" data-end=\"5807\"><em data-start=\"5779\" data-end=\"5807\">Data source: China Customs<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5809\" data-end=\"6151\">As China has ended log imports from the US the species imported from New Zealand has been adjusted. The import of Radiata pine has been reduced and that of Douglas fir has been increased. The volume of Radiata pine imports from New Zealand fell 3% to 3.98 million cubic metres and of Douglas fir imports rose 11% in the first quarter of 2025.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Decline in China\u2019s log imports China\u2019s log imports in the first quarter of 2025 totalled 8.07 million cubic metres valued at US$1.352 billion, down 9% in volume and 10% in value compared to the first quarter of 2024. 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