Russia’s softwood lumber production and exports have risen dramatically in recent years. Russian softwood lumber production, estimated at 39 million m3 in 2018, has increased by 55% over the past ten years. Softwood lumber exports, at 29.3 million m3 in 2018, have nearly doubled over the same period.  Russian softwood lumber exports to China were a whopping 15.65 million m3 last year. This is more than double exports in 2014 and now represents a 63% market share of all softwood lumber imports.  The nearly 10% increase in Russian softwood lumber exports ...