EU imports of tropical logs recover a little ground

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After a downturn in 2017, the quantity of EU imports of tropical logs recovered a little ground in the first half of 2018. Imports of 53,300 MT during the first half of the year were 3% greater than the same period in 2017.

However, the value of tropical logs imported by the EU fell 3% to €27 million.

EU imports of tropical logs decreased from Congo, the leading supplier, falling 3% to 12,300 MT. There was also a large fall in EU log imports from Angola, from 3,800 MT in the first half of 2017 to negligible levels in the same period this year.

However, these losses were offset by rising imports from CAR (+59% to 10,200 MT), DRC (+19% to 10,100 MT) and Liberia (+20% to 3300 MT).

Most of the gain in EU imports of tropical logs in the first half of 2018 was concentrated in France (+21% to 20,700 MT) and Belgium (+23% to 13,200 MT). Imports of tropical logs in Portugal fell 25% to 8000 MT during the period.

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