Tuesday, June 9, 2015
The latest Eurostat trade data (to end October 2014) show that tropical hardwood imports into the EU were marginally higher in 2014 than the historically low levels recorded in 2012 and 2013.
The volume of EU imports increased slightly in the first ten months of 2014 (year-on-year) for tropical sawnwood, veneers, mouldings, ghulam and flooring. There was, however a decline in EU imports of tropical plywood and logs.
The weak or negative growth in imports can be attributed to the lackluster performance of the construction and joinery sectors in much of Europe n 2014, supply constraints, logistical problems and the EU timber Regulation, which encouraged buyers to focus on a reduced range of tropical suppliers.
Total tropical hardwood imports were fairly static at low levels in most EU countries in 2013 and 2014. There were slight gains in the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom, but these were offset by declines in Germany and Italy.
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